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Rhizome
The ocotillo plant (top) immediately sheds its
small leaves as water sources decline. It re-
mains in hibernation until it rains. Some bushes
live on water and nutrients stored in special tis-
sues (rhizomes), which are stems that extend
below the soil like horizontal roots. (top right)
Plants such as the iris (below) and anemone
(right) possess structures of that kind.
