Stems

A mark on the stem where the leaf used to be

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

Specialized stem that is usually horizontal and above the soil

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

Specialized stem made of a short, flat stem with many fleshy leaves attached

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

Tube-shaped cells inside of a stem, which carry food down from the leaves

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

Actively growing tip found inside a terminal or lateral bud

• leaf scar

• Stolon

• bulb

• phloem

• apical meristem

A mark on the outside of a stem that allows gas to be exchanged

• lenticel

• internode

• bud scale

• tuber

• bud scale scar

Area on a stem that lies between two leaves or buds

• lenticel

• internode

• bud scale

• tuber

• bud scale scar

Small protective structure that can be seen on the outside of a bud

• lenticel

• internode

• bud scale

• tuber

• bud scale scar

Specialized stem that has a tip that is swollen with stored food

• lenticel

• internode

• bud scale

• tuber

• bud scale scar

Area on the stem that shows the location of last year’s bud

• lenticel

• internode

• bud scale

• tuber

• bud scale scar