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What are the examples of tuber stem?

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∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/6/2023

Detailed description of edible plant stemsAsparagusThe edible portion is the rapidly emerging stems that arise from the crowns in the early spring.BambooThe edible portion is the young shoot (culm).BirchTrunk sap is drunk as a tonic or rendered into birch syrup, vinegar, beer, soft drinks, and other foods.BroccoliThe edible portion is stem tissue, flower buds, and some small leaves.CauliflowerThe edible portion is proliferated stem and flower tissue.CeleryThe whole plant is edible including the crisp petiole (leaf stalk) and the fleshy taproot.CinnamonThe bark is used as a spice.FigThe edible portion is stem tissue. The fig "fruit" is actually an inverted flower with both the male and female flower parts enclosed inside stem tissue.GarlicThe edible portion is predominantly swollen leaves with a bit of stem.Ginger rootThe edible portion is a branched underground compressed stem also referred to as a rhizome.KohlrabiThe edible portion is an enlarged (swollen) stem. It is a member of the cabbage family and is white, green, or purple in color.LeekSimilar to other members in the onion family, the edible portion is swollen leaves with a bit of stem.Lotus rootThe edible portion is a stem modified for underwater growth. Buds and branches are visible on the vegetable sold as lotus root.kupalThe edible portion is stem segments.OnionThe edible portion is swollen leaves with a bit of stem. They are bulbs which, like garlic and leeks, are modified stems in which the primary storage tissue is expanded leaf bases. They come in white, yellow, and red varieties.PotatoThe edible portion is an underground stem that is also a tuber. The "eyes" of the potato are lateral buds. Potatoes come in white, yellow, orange, or purple-colored varieties.RadishThe whole plant is edible, but it is commonly grown for the root.RhubarbThe red or green stalks are the edible portion; the leaves are toxic.SassafrasThe shoots and stem bark are sometimes used to make root beer.ShallotAlso a member of the onion family, the edible portion is mainly swollen leaves with a bit of stem.Sugar caneThe edible portion is the inner stalk (stem) whose sap is a source of sugar. In its raw form chewing or extraction through a juicer extracts its juice.Sugar mapleXylem sap from the tree trunks is made into maple sugar and maple syrup.TaroThe edible portion is the underground stem (corm).White pineThe sweet inner bark (phloem) was eaten by native Americans.

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∙ 10y ago

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Is ginger a stem or root tuber?

Yes, ginger is a tuber.

What type of stem is a potato?

tuber

What is the tuber family?

The tuber family is actually a part of the plant family. The characteristics of the tuber family is that they were grown underground & it has swollen underground stem. Potatoes, yam & sweet potatoes etc. are from the tuber family because they were grown underground & it has swollen underground stem.

What are the similarities between roots and tubers?

Similarities Between Stem Tuber and Root Tuber Stem tuber and root tuber are two types of geophytes. Both are underground swollen structures of plants. They store water and nutrients. They anchor plant bodies to the soil.

What kind of stem is a tuber?

A tuber is a fleshy underground stem, it is the 'container' of reproduction and food storage. It bears buds from which a new plant will germinate. Such as potatoes for example

What is the thick part an underground stem called such as a potato?

The thick part of an underground stem like a potato is called a tuber. Tuber is a storage organ that stores nutrients and energy for the plant to use for growth and reproduction.

Is carrot an underground modified stem?

A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.

Specify whether root or stem of a potato is edible?

Stem tuber of the potato plant is edible

Potato is a stem or root?

Potatoes are considered stems and not roots, because they are the part of the stem of the plant that grows underground, it's the part of the stem that thickens and accumulate starch.

What tuber begins with letter s?

Sweet potatoes are a tuber vegetable. They begin with the letter s.Sweet potato is not a tuber. It is a root. In strict scientific language a tuber is a modified stem. Hence Solanum tuberosumhas tubers

Is cassava a stem tuber?

No, cassava is a root tuber. Stem tubers, such as potatoes, grow from the thickened underground stems of plants, while root tubers like cassava develop from the roots of the plant.

What are the types of underground stem?

Bulb, Corm, Rhizome, Stolon, Tuber.