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.
A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.
Root tubers develop from the roots of the plant and store energy for future growth, while stem tubers develop from the stem of the plant and function similarly. Root tubers are usually rounded, irregularly shaped, and are found underground. Stem tubers are typically more elongated and grow at or just below the soil surface.
The part of the potato plant we eat is called the tuber, which is actually an enlarged underground stem.
An onion, strictly speaking, is a 'bulb' and is a stem.
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is from the root or underground stem (rhizome).
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It's hard to tell. it's best to just memorize these things- carrot is a root, sweet potato is a root, potato is a stem, etc.
Stem tuber of the potato plant is edible
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Sweet potato is a type of potato but it is not like potato produce by underground stem but by storage root
A carrot is the root, just like a potato or onion.
Sweet potato is root modification and potato is stem modification both are the example for analogy
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stem Think this may be wrong think it is called the tuber.
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Whoever said that a potato is a root just because it is below ground was making that up and doesn't know what they are talking about. A potato is just a thickened stem that is underground. As to why it is a root, does anyone care to elaborate? Please only answer if you actually know.
A potato is a structure that stores nutrients and food for a plant. The scientific name for this structure is called a Tuber (not Tuba) There are two types of tuber, stem and root. Stem Tubers are potatoes, this is because they shoot out a stem when the plant grows. Root Tubas start off as roots and then enlarge to become storage organs, still acting as a main root.