Tuber

Geophytes

Plants that survive adverse enviormental conditions as underground storage organs.

Geophytes EXAMPLE

Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes, tuberious roots

Geophytes PROPIGATION METHOD

Seperation and division

Bulbs

Underground storage structures made up of a short stem and fleshy scales

Bulbs EXAMPLE

Onion, Garlic, Tulip, Lily

Corms

Solid swollen underground stems with a dry covering

Corms EXAMPLE

Gladious

Cormels

Small baby corms

Cormels EXAMPLE

GLADIOUS

Tuber

Swollen underground stems with buds called “eyes”

Tuber EXAMPLE

Potato

Tuberious Stem

Swollen stem mainly from hypocotal

Tuberious stem EXAMPLE

Tuberious begonia, cyclamen, gloxnia

Tuberious Roots

Thick fleshy roots used for storage

Tuberious root EXAMPLE

Sweet potato, Dahlia

Pseudobulb

“False bulbs” found on orchards. Swollen from stem that stores food and water

Rhizome

Horizontal underground stem

Bulb PROPIGATION METHOD

Offset, bublets, sealings, cuttings

Corm PROPIGATION METHOD

Cormels, duaghter corms, division

Tuber PROPIGATION METHOD

Division, Cuttings

Tuberious Stem PROPIGATION METHOD

Seed

Tuberious Root PROPIGATION METHOD

Slips, division, cuttings

Rhizome PROPIGATION METHOD

Division, Cuttings

Psuedobulb PROPIGATION METHOD

Offsets, division