AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In botany a stolon-also called a runner-is a slender stem that grows horizontally along the ground, giving rise to roots and aerial (vertical) branches at specialized points called nodes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Other plants with stolons below the soil surface include many grasses, Ajuga, Mentha, and Stachys. Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) which has rhizomes that grow stolon-like stems called stoloniferous rhizomes or leptomorph rhizomes.

Detailed explanation-3: -A rhizome is a modified stem that grows horizontally underground; it has nodes and internodes. Vertical shoots may arise from the buds on the rhizome of some plants, such as ginger and ferns. Corms are similar to rhizomes, except they are more rounded and fleshy (such as in gladiolus).

Detailed explanation-4: -Modified stems. 1. A stolon is a stem that grows along the ground surface. Adventitious roots are produced at the nodes, and buds on the runner can develop into upright shoots, and separate plants can be formed, e.g. strawberry plants (Fig.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stolons (runners) are aboveground horizontal shoots, which sprout and produce a new plants (example: strawberry, Fragaria).