Synonyms:
Caudexes, Caudices, caudices, Caudiceses
Caudex The persistent woody base of a herbaceous perennial plant. This feature helps describe plant support, storage, water movement, or vegetative spread.
Glossary: Stem / root structures
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Caulines
Cauline On the stem of a plant, as in leaves that grow directly from the stem.
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Claspings
Clasping Wholly or partly surrounding the stem. This feature helps describe plant support, storage, water movement, or vegetative spread.
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Corms
Corm A swollen underground bulblike structure - but actually part of a stem. Did you know? A corm is solid inside, unlike a bulb. Crocus and gladiolus grow from corms.
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Culms
Culm The hollow stem of a plant in the grass family. Did you know? Bamboo culms can grow extremely fast, sometimes adding several feet in a single day under ideal conditions.
