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Rhizome / Rhizomatous

Rhizome:  A horizontal, underground stem from which new above-ground shoots arise.

Rhizomatous:  Producing, or proliferating by rhizomes.

 
Figure A.  Rhizomatous reproduction of rough-stemmed goldenrod.
(Solidago rugosa)

 

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