vegetative reproduction: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	asexual propagation • vegetative propagation

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Ginger rhizomes

asexual reproduction

A plant branch with a section wrapped in moist organic material and clear plastic for air layering propagation, surrounded by green leaves.

sprouted potato tuber

Cluster of round ball cacti (Parodia magnifica) with ribbed green bodies, yellow spines, and several yellow flowers blooming on top, growing in a desert garden.

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propagule spore stolon bulb corm rhizome tuber

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