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Stem adaptions Flashcards

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Thorns

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Protection from grazing animals

Prunus spinosa

Crataegus monogyna

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Prickles

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Protection and help the plant climb

Rosa canina

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Corm

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Stores food for the plant to use

Crocosmia aurea

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Stem tuber

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Stores food for the plant to use

Solanum tuberosum

Potato ‘Charlotte’

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Rhizome

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Vegetative reproduction

Iris germanica

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Climbing twining stem

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Wisteria floribunda

Climb to reach better light levels and out do competition

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Climbing - stem tendrils

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Climb to reach better light levels and out do competition

Passiflora edulis

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Stolons or runners

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Ranunculus repens

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Spreading rhizomes

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Mentha spicata

Vegetative reproduction

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