rhizomatous
Having creeping rootstocks
Rhizomatous describes plants that spread through rhizomes—horizontal underground stems that send out roots and shoots at intervals.
Rhizomatous plants like ginger, iris, and bamboo colonize territory by creeping beneath the soil surface: The rhizomatous grass quickly filled in the bare patches.
The term appears in botany and gardening contexts.
Recurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- irisEye's pigmented disc
bamboo · lotus · ferns · horsetail · monocotyledon · canna · calla · bearded iris
Extending over space
- colonizingOccupying and controlling territory
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
clonal · invasive · runner · vigorous · aggressive · mat-forming · dense · outward
Base for grafted plants
- nodeConnection point in networks
- internodeStem section between nodes
- shootDischarge or capture
- budUnopened plant growth
stolon · tuber · fibrous roots · storage organ · fleshy · segmented · branching · meristem
Invasive perennial lawn weed
- bindweedTwining parasitic weed
- knotweedInvasive jointed-stem plant
- bermudagrassTropical spreading lawn species
- mintAromatic culinary herb
nutsedge · eradication · spreading · persistent · pernicious · difficult · control · removal
perennial
Recurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
iris · bamboo · lotus · ferns · horsetail · monocotyledon · canna · calla · bearded iris · Solomon's seal
spreading
Extending over space
- colonizingOccupying and controlling territory
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
creeping · clonal · invasive · runner · vigorous · aggressive · mat-forming · dense · outward · lateral
rootstock
Base for grafted plants
bud · stolon · tuber · fibrous roots · storage organ · fleshy · segmented · branching · meristem · crown
quackgrass
Invasive perennial lawn weed
- bindweedTwining parasitic weed
- knotweedInvasive jointed-stem plant
- bermudagrassTropical spreading lawn species
mint · nutsedge · eradication · spreading · persistent · pernicious · difficult · control · removal · tillage
rhizomatousclump-forming
Growing in dense clusters
contained · tufted · solitary · stationary · non-invasive
- rhizomatous growthExpansion via underground stems