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Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower?

Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower?. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower?. STEM!. http://www.async.caltech.edu/~mika/potato/POTATO.jpg. The potato is an underground storage stem, technically called a tuber. The “eyes” are actually buds from the stem!. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower?. ROOT!.

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Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower?

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  1. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower?

  2. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? STEM! http://www.async.caltech.edu/~mika/potato/POTATO.jpg The potato is an underground storage stem, technically called a tuber. The “eyes” are actually buds from the stem!

  3. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? ROOT! http://www.naturesfinestproduce.com/webshop/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=144 The carrot is a modified tap root.

  4. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? LEAF! Celery stalks are actually really large petioles! http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/06/in-season-celery-choosing-storing-recipes-20100619.html

  5. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? FLOWER! http://www.yourfoodstorage.com/product/1446927100 The broccoli tops are under-developed flowers sometimes called broccoli florets!

  6. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? ROOT! http://www.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/nutritiondata/2010/11/the-difference-between-sweet-p.html The sweet potato is really quite different from a regular potato!

  7. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? LEAVES! http://cccmkc.edu.hk/~kei-kph/Food%20storage%20organ/Food%20storage%20organ.htm http://mansurovs.com/recipes/lagman-recipe Most of what we eat from the onion are the modified fleshy storage leaves around the stem.

  8. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? FLOWER! http://dinnerzing.ning.com/profiles/blogs/is-artichoke-extract-a-good http://www.duke.edu/~mdw7/photos/pages/artichoke%20flower.htm The artichoke is actually a flower bud, picked before the purple flower blooms!

  9. Leaf, Stem, Root, or Flower? STEM! “Ginger root” is actually not a root at all. It is a modified storage stem called a rhizome. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090514221920.htm http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NiTMbsmZR_k/SJ009bwtvuI/AAAAAAAACM0/8HJM97JzSZE/s400/01+Ginger+Root+Sprouts.jpg

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