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1. An elongated stem or shoot that grows along the ground that gives rise to new plants with shoots and adventitious roots at the nodes.<br><br>


1. Creeping, trailing or reclining stems of runners above ground which may produce roots and new stems and become independent plants.<br>
http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/SK_Notes/turfstolon.sized.jpg<br><br>
 
A picture of a stolon giving rise to new plants at the nodes.<br>
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Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program<br><br>
http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/turf_covers/stolongraph.sized.jpg<br><br>
Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program<br><br>

Latest revision as of 14:52, 15 August 2007

1. An elongated stem or shoot that grows along the ground that gives rise to new plants with shoots and adventitious roots at the nodes.

turfstolon.sized.jpg

A picture of a stolon giving rise to new plants at the nodes.
Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program

stolongraph.sized.jpg

Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program