stolon
A horizontal stem that spreads across or just below the ground and can produce roots and shoots at its nodes.
Aboveground stolon of white clover (Trifolium repens)
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- English
- stolon
- Norwegian
- utløper
- Japanese
- 匍匐茎 — ほふくけい — hofukukei
- Korean
- 기는줄기 — gineunjulgi
- Spanish
- estolón
- French
- stolon
- German
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Reference sources
- University of Minnesota Extension — stolons are horizontal aboveground stems and new roots and stems arise from their nodes
- Oregon State University Extension — stolons are elongated horizontal stems along the soil surface, with leaves and roots at nodes
- Penn State Plant Science — white clover has aboveground stolons that root at the nodes