Plant stem
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A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root. It supports leaves, flowers and fruits, transports water and dissolved substances between the roots and the sho
Stem showing internode and nodes plus leaf petioles
This above-ground stem of Polygonum has lost its leaves, but is producing adventitious roots from the nodes.
Climbing stem of Senecio angulatus.
Decumbent stem in Cucurbita maxima.
Rhizome
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In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes deve
Plant stem
…Pseudostem: A false stem made of the rolled bases of leaves, which may be 2 to 3 m (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) tall, as in banana. Rhizome: A horizontal underground stem that functions mainly in reproduction but also in storage, e.g. most ferns, iris. Runner: A type of stolon, horizontally…
An antique spurge plant, Euphorbia antiquorum, sending out white rhizomes
Stolons growing from nodes from a corm of Crocosmia
Turmeric rhizome, whole and ground into a spice