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RHIZOME COMPLEX
WOODY STALKS
ROOTS
EMERGING STEM
GROUND LEVEL
WOODY STALKS
Growth Stage
HarvestAfter leaves die off andfall, woody stalks areleft for harvest. Fallenleaves return carbon, nitrogen to soil.
RhizomesDivided for propagation
Herbaceous: dies back to ground at end of the season(not woody)Deciduous: goes dormantat end of growing seasonPerennial: grows back yearly
12’–
14’