Stolon
Videos
In biology, a stolon, also known as a runner, is a horizontal connection between parts of an organism. It may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton. Typically, animal stolons are exoskeletons.
Ficinia spiralis (pīngao) spreads by forming stolons in the sand.
Argentina anserina (common silverweed) showing red stolons
These stolons from the corm of a Crocosmia are stems that emerged from axillary buds at the nodes of the tunic leaves.
'Lipstick' hybrid strawberry (Comarum palustre × Fragaria × ananassa) growing new plants using vegetative propagation along stolons
Basal shoot
Videos
Basal shoots, root sprouts, adventitious shoots, and suckers are words for various kinds of shoots that grow from adventitious buds on the base of a tree or shrub, or from adventitious buds on its roo
A basal shoot emerging from the base of a juvenile tree
Poplar root sprouts (suckers) emerging along the root of an originating tree (not visible)