. British plants; their biology and ecology. Botany; Botany; Plant ecology. 110 BRITISH PLANTS remain alive beneath the soil in the form of various xerophytic structures from which new shoots arise in the spring (see Geophytes, p. 62). Underground Perennating Organs found in herbaceous perennials :. Fia. 28.—^UuDEROROtrND Rhizome of Cottch-Gbass. 1. Rhizomes.—These are perennial underground stems bearing scales, buds, and roots (Figs. 28, 29). Rhizomes are not roots, though they are underground and carry roots. The leaves on subterranean stems are scaly when they do not come above ground, beca
. British plants; their biology and ecology. Botany; Botany; Plant ecology. 110 BRITISH PLANTS remain alive beneath the soil in the form of various xerophytic structures from which new shoots arise in the spring (see Geophytes, p. 62). Underground Perennating Organs found in herbaceous perennials :. Fia. 28.—^UuDEROROtrND Rhizome of Cottch-Gbass. 1. Rhizomes.—These are perennial underground stems bearing scales, buds, and roots (Figs. 28, 29). Rhizomes are not roots, though they are underground and carry roots. The leaves on subterranean stems are scaly when they do not come above ground, because, being in the dark, chlorophyll does not develop. The buds occur in the axils of these scales, or terminally at the extremity of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bevis, James Frederick; Jeffery, Henry John. London, Methuen
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