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An Aquatic Plant Identification Manual for Washington's Freshwater Plants
Stolon: A stem that trails along the sediment or soil surface that forms roots at the nodes (strawberries spread by stolons.
Illustration from Aquatic Plant Identification and Herbicide Use Guide, Technical Report A-88-9. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station. Used with permission
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