Q. Lateral branches with short internodes and each nodes bearing a rosette of leaves above and a tuft of roots below is found in aquatic plants like $Pistia$ and $Eichhornia$. These lateral branches are called

A) Suckers
B) Offsets
C) Stolons
D) Rhizome
Explanation

They are one internode long small runners, which are found in rosette plants at the ground or water land, $e.g$., Pistia (water lettuce), Eichhornia (water hyacinth)

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