Prostrate plant, decumbent plant, erect plant, decumbent, prostrate stem, decumbent stem, erect stem redirect here. Erect plant, erect stem redirect here. Maybe you wanted to look for: Stem orthotropic or plagiotropic. Introductory article: Introduction to plant organs. Decumbent stem in a guiding variety of Cucurbita maxima.
In the descriptions of the habit of the plants it can be indicated if a plant is prostrate, decumbent or erect, or more correctly, if they have prostrate, decumbent or erect stem.
The plants whose stem is prostrate are those that have stem that rests on the substrate, those with decumbent stem are those that have stem that rests on the substrate but in the apical sector is upward, the stem plants erect are those that have a stem that rises on the substrate from its base. A guiding plant can also have a decumbent stem.
Simpson (2005) clarifies that the prostrate stem is not creeping, that is, it does not root in the knots. Bibliography
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