A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy or water. Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores. Plants that
A harvested ginger rhizome
Crassula arborescens, a leaf succulent
Ferocactus pilosus (Mexican lime cactus), a stem succulent
The Raunkiær system is a system for categorizing plants using life-form categories, devised by Danish botanist Christen C. Raunkiær and later extended by various authors.
Hemicryptophytes
Tillandsia recurvata, an aerophyte