rhizome: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	creeping rootstalk

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Ginger rhizomes

Underground stems

A detailed botanical illustration of a generalized fern sporophyte labeled with key parts: roots, rhizome, crosier, petiole, blade, midrib, and leaflet.

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