Stolon

A stolon is an aerial shoot from a plant with the ability to produce adventitious roots and new offshoots of the same plant. The complex formed by a mother plant and all its offshoot connected by stolons are considered to form a single individual. A stolon is a propagation strategy akin to a rhizome.

Related Topics:
Stolon - Plant - Adventitious roots - Offshoot - Propagation - Rhizome

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Note that some species of crawling plants can also sprout adventitious roots, but these are not considered stoloniferous: a stolon is sprouted from an existing stem.

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Examples of plants that extend through stolons include some species from the Fragaria, Hieracium genera, Silverweed and Bermuda Grass.

Related Topics:
Fragaria - Hieracium - Genera - Silverweed - Bermuda Grass

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