Dear Jim; There is a difference between a stolon that produces a rhizome, and a corm. Cheers, John E. Bryan Jim McKenney wrote: > > Dear John and other interested in this topic: > > With respect to the structure of Eleocharis dulcis, why not compare that of > Crocosmia? They are very similar. Everyone who knows the difference between > a bulb and a corm will say that Crocosmia grows from a corm. > > But dig a Crocosmia at this time of year, and what do you see? You see > rhizomes, very thin rhizomes, at the tips of which are small corms. > > How is that different from what is seen in Eleocharis? > > I've never known anyone to refer to these small developing corms as "rhizome > tubers", yet they develop in a manner similar to the development of rhizome > tubers. > > Jim McKenney > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php