15 Modified Structures 2

Live underground because of perennating organs

Modified chute system that lives below ground, oriented vertically unlike rhizome

Only stem part of a bulb

Bulb with modified leaf wrapped around it for protection

Bulbs lacking tunic

Small bulbs underground that grow from motherbulb

Small bulbs produced above ground in leaf axles

Solid swollen stem lacking leaves (have tunics and look like bulbs)

Corms grown underground

Stems that contain eyes which are axillary buds

Tuber that only contains one Terminal bud at the proximal end

Plants that live in environments limited in water

Stems that have the ability to store water

Leaves that have the ability to store water

Plants that are adapted to deal with salt