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A horizontal underground plant stem with leaf shoots above and roots below is called a rhizome.

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How do you distinguish rhizome are stem and not root?

Rhizomes are specialized stems that grow horizontally underground and produce roots and shoots at distinct nodes. They are differentiated from roots by their ability to store nutrients, produce leaves and buds, and have branching nodes. Roots, on the other hand, mainly function in anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients.


An underground stem that produses new leaves and roots is called what?

it's called a rhizome. :-)


Does a plant growth occur at the plant's stem leaves flowers and roots?

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Fern leaves grow from an underground stem called a?

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What is the difference between a bulb and a tuber?

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Long stem of a plant from which leaves and flowers grow?

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What is a Short underground stem with thick fleshy leaves?

The plant you are describing is likely a rhizome. A rhizome is a type of underground stem that grows horizontally and produces roots and shoots from its nodes. It often has thick and fleshy leaves to support its storage function.


What phylum does a plant with an underground stem that bears roots and and leaves called fronds fall into?

The plant you're describing belongs to the phylum Pteridophyta. This phylum includes ferns, which have underground stems (rhizomes) that bear roots and fronds (leaves).


Is a radish an underground root or underground stem?

TurnipTurnip is a bulbA bulb is an underground stem


How does a stem grow underground?

stem don't grow a stem is a tree never will grow agin


What is the underground system of a plant stem?

The roots.