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Ginger rhizomes Fresh turmeric Underground stems A detailed botanical illustration of a generalized fern sporophyte labeled with key parts: roots, rhizome, crosier, petiole, blade, midrib, and leaflet.
How do plants reproduce asexually?
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How do plants reproduce asexually?
Plants can reproduce asexually in a variety of ways. Learn about bulb, gemma, plantlet,...
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Ginger rhizomes
Fresh ginger (Zingiber officinale). Commonly called ginger root, the edible...
© zigzagmtart/Fotolia
Fresh turmeric
Rhizomes of common turmeric (Curcuma longa).
Badagnani
Underground stems
Examples of underground stems: (left) taro corm, (centre) ginger rhizome, and (right)...
(Left) © Nancy Kennedy/Shutterstock.com; (center) © ilkka kukko/Fotolia; (right) © anweber/Fotolia
fern anatomy
Generalized fern sporophyte.
Drawing by M. Pahl
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