Parts of plants that usually grow vertically upwards towards the light and support the leaves, buds, and reproductive structures. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
    

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Three leafy plant stems. Watercolour.

Two climbing plants: leafy stems. Watercolour.

Angelica (Angelica archangelica): root segments and stem with bud. Watercolour.

Rose stem with autumn leaves. Watercolour drawing.

Two plants: leafy stems, one with bulb and flower. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

Fourteen different forms of plant stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Two leafy stems and one flowering plant. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Ueber den Bau des Pflanzenstammes / Von A.J.C. Corda.

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A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

Fourteen different forms of plant stem. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.

Two leafy stems and one flowering plant. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Ueber den Bau des Pflanzenstammes / Von A.J.C. Corda.

Rose stem with autumn leaves. Watercolour drawing.