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stolons Stems that grow along the surface of the ground; a method of plant vegetaive propagation.
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stolon. A trailing aboveground stem or shoot, often rooting at the nodes and forming new plants.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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