English: AD Bell (1991) Plant Form. Fig. 169. Examples of establishment growth. a) production of stolons from parent plant; b) production of successively larger, but short-lived sympodial units (compare h); c) increase in width of successive internodes; d) increase in size of successive sympodial units with alternating growth direction; e) increase in width due to cambial activity; f) as 'c' with initial downward growth; g) initial vertical growth supported by prop roots; h) increase in size and depth of successive long-lived sympodial units; i) increase in size of successive sympodial units; j) Oxalis hirta, contraction of radicle with elongation of foliage leaf petiole resulting in descent of its subtended bud (Bu) (Davey 1946); k) production of single downward growing side shoot. This image is part of a set.