Terms for Plant Structure Stems and Leaves Terminal bud
Axillary bud
Internode Veins Blade Midrib Leaf Petiole (leaf stalk) Stipules (appendages at base of leaf)
Node Stem Branch
Sessile leaves (no petiole; blade attached to stem) Stolon
Crown Rhizome
Corm
Bulb
Tuber
Fibrous Root System
Roots Diagrams: Mark Schonbeck, Virginia Association for Biological Farming, www.extension.org
Taproot
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