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[[Image:Oca.jpg|right|240px|thumb|[[Oca]] tubers]]
 
[[Image:Oca.jpg|right|240px|thumb|[[Oca]] tubers]]
 
A '''tuber''', or '''stem tuber''', is a development of a [[stolon]], or above-ground [[rhizome]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, thickened for use as a [[storage organ]]. The tuber usually, though not always, develops when the stolon becomes [[subterranean]], such as in a [[potato]].  This modified stem forms at the end of a lateral branch.  Auxiliary buds are located at the nodes.  When the buds develop, adventitious roots and rhizomes form below them. This should not be confused with a [[tuberous root]], sometimes called a root tuber, such as a [[sweet potato]] or ''[[Dahlia]]''.
 
A '''tuber''', or '''stem tuber''', is a development of a [[stolon]], or above-ground [[rhizome]]{{Fact|date=February 2007}}, thickened for use as a [[storage organ]]. The tuber usually, though not always, develops when the stolon becomes [[subterranean]], such as in a [[potato]].  This modified stem forms at the end of a lateral branch.  Auxiliary buds are located at the nodes.  When the buds develop, adventitious roots and rhizomes form below them. This should not be confused with a [[tuberous root]], sometimes called a root tuber, such as a [[sweet potato]] or ''[[Dahlia]]''.

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troccoacelco

Oca tubers

A tuber, or stem tuber, is a development of a stolon, or above-ground rhizomeTemplate:Fact, thickened for use as a storage organ. The tuber usually, though not always, develops when the stolon becomes subterranean, such as in a potato. This modified stem forms at the end of a lateral branch. Auxiliary buds are located at the nodes. When the buds develop, adventitious roots and rhizomes form below them. This should not be confused with a tuberous root, sometimes called a root tuber, such as a sweet potato or Dahlia.

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