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This diagram shows the scale ([[scale-like]]) leaves pulled away from the [[root]].<br>
This diagram shows the scale ([[scale-like]]) leaves pulled away from the [[root]].<br>
Source: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/plantid2/drawings/corm.html<br><br>
Source: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/plantid2/drawings/corm.html<br><br>
http://trc.ucdavis.edu/egsutter/plb171/VisualMaterial/largePhotoSStruc/corm-freesia75lable.jpg<br><br>
http://theseedsite.co.uk/cormold.gif<br><br>
This year's and last year's corms.<br>
This year's, last year's and older corms.<br><br>
Source: http://trc.ucdavis.edu/egsutter/plb171/VisualMaterial/PLB171VMCorms.htm<br><br>
Source: http://theseedsite.co.uk/bulbs.html<br><br>

Latest revision as of 11:42, 17 July 2017


1. A short, thickened, underground, upright stem in which food is stored.
2. Compressed underground stem, often enclosed in scale (scale-like) leaves.

corm.gif

This diagram shows the scale (scale-like) leaves pulled away from the root.
Source: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/plantid2/drawings/corm.html

cormold.gif

This year's, last year's and older corms.

Source: http://theseedsite.co.uk/bulbs.html