Erect stem
Plant grows directly upward without any support
Climber stem
Plant grows upward with support with climbing organs
Prostrate
Stem lies parallel to the soil
Woody
Hardy non-flexible stem with more amount of xylem
Herbaceous
Soft flexible stem with less amount of xylem
Branched
Plant body with primary axis as well as secondary axis
Unbranched
Plant body with only primary axis
Solid
Stem without hollow cavity
Fistular
Stem with hollow cavity
Culm
Nodes are solid but internodes are fistular
Pubescent
Stem with hairs
Glabrous
Dull green stem without hairs
Glacous
Shining stem without hairs
Cylindrical or slender
Stem without ridges and furrows
Angular
Stem with ridges and furrow