runner plantlet
A young plant developing on a runner, able to form its own roots while still connected to its parent.
Daughter plantlet on a garden strawberry runner (Fragaria × ananassa)
All languages
- English
- runner plantlet
- Norwegian
- utløperplante
- Japanese
- ランナーの子株 — らんなーのこかぶ — rannā no kokabu
- Korean
- 기는줄기의 어린 포기 — gineunjulgiui eorin pogi
- Spanish
- plántula de estolón
- French
- plantule sur stolon
- German
- Ausläuferpflänzchen
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- University of Minnesota Extension — strawberry runners root in soil and produce new daughter plants
- Oregon State University Extension — a strawberry runner is an aboveground stem with attached daughters that root when they touch soil
- University of Maryland Extension — daughter plants form where runner nodes touch the soil