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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A further source of vegetative reproduction lies in the rhizomes of numerous species.
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Acorus and Anubias species have such rhizomes.
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New plants arise vegetatively from dormant buds on the short upright rhizome of the main root.
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Others are produced from thick rootstock called rhizomes.
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The rhizome cutting will produce shoots very quickly, and strong, fine roots will develop.
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The rhizomes can be divided, and two to four new plants will develop from a single plant.
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The creeping rhizome produces young plants which can be divided and transplanted.
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This is also true for plants cultivated in the aquarium, except those species forming rhizomes.