stolons Stems that grow along the surface of the ground; a method of
plant vegetaive propagation.
Full article >>>stolon. A trailing aboveground
stem or
shoot, often rooting at the
nodes and forming new
plants.
Full article >>>stolon A rootlike extension of the body wall giving rise to buds that may develop into new zooids, thus forming a
compound animal in which the zooids remain united by the
stolon.
Full article >>>stolon A
long slender
stem running along the surface of the ground, arising from the axil of a
leaf, whose function is to enable rapid vegetative propagation in an area. Runners are found, for example, in strawberries and creeping buttercup.
Full article >>>Black bread mold (Rhizopus
stolonifer) is a common
species that belongs to this group, another is Pilobolus, which
shoots specialized structures through the air for several meters and was the source of the name for the modern dance troupe.
Full article >>>the bread mold, Rhizopus
stolonifera
Rhizopus oryzae, used to make sake, the rice wine of Asia. Can also infect
humans, especially if they are immunosuppressed (e.g., AIDS patients,
transplant recipients).
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