Question

difference between runners and rhizomes any 5 points

Answer 1

runners: grow horizontally and can grow upto many feets under the ground ex:strawberry and grasses
rhizome
a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.

Answer 2

Answer:

A runner is a horizontal connection between organisms. In plants these are stands that grow in the soil surface or just below. We can see these in weeds strawberries grasses etc.,

A rhizome is a root like stem, which is the main stem, that can grow horizontally or in other directions underground. Rhizomes is a stem of a plant underground that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. These are found in ginger, iris etc.,