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. 2019 May 31;123(7):1099–1118. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcz051

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Placement of adventitious and axillary buds below ground in the early ontogeny of a plant. There are multiple methods by which axillary buds are placed below ground: (A) hypogeic germination; (B) pulling stem base by root contraction; (C) positive geotropic growth of a young rhizome; (D) partial burial; and (E) adventitious buds on roots.