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Phragmites rhizome

2017 (approx.)

Detailed Description

Phragmites rhizome, or a belowground stem that puts up new shoots, dug up in a coastal marsh of Lake Erie in northern Ohio. Phragmites' belowground biomass can exceed that of its aboveground biomass. 

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.