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Staghorn Clubmoss,
Lycopodium clavatum
Rhizome is above ground, with leaves like those of the upright stems, per Ferns of the Smokies.
Hay-scented Fern,
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Fronds on long rhizomes, forming vigorous colonies in open disturbed areas, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Lowland Bladder Fern,
Cystopteris protrusa
Long-creeping rhizome extends forward past emerging fronds (thus protrusa), per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Lowland Bladder Fern,
Cystopteris protrusa
Gently explore the soil below outermost emergent fronds to feel rhizome tip, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Evergreen Wood-fern,
Dryopteris intermedia
Delicate fronds rise in upright circular clusters from a central rhizome, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Spinulose Wood-fern,
Dryopteris carthusiana
Tends to form clumps, because of short-creeping rhizome, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Virginia Chain-fern,
Anchistea virginica
Fronds upright, scattered along rhizomes and emerging individually, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
Giant Reed,
Arundo donax
Seeds apparently sterile. Reproduction is from fragments of stems & rhizomes, per Invasive Plants, Weeds of the Global Garden.
Common Reed,
Phragmites australis
Culms erect, with stout creeping rhizomes and often also with stolons, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Smooth Brome,
Bromus inermis
Plants with creeping rhizomes, forming clonal colonies, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Quackgrass,
Elymus repens
With yellowish creeping rhizomes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Cogongrass,
Imperata cylindrica
New plants arise from horizontal underground stems or "rhizomes", per Field Guide to the Identification of Cogongrass.
Bermuda Grass,
Cynodon dactylon
Extensively creeping by scaly rhizomes or strong flat stolons, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Reed Canarygrass,
Phalaris arundinacea
Scaly rhizomes, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
Perennial Foxtail-grass,
Setaria parviflora
Panicle 3-8(10)cm long; plant from knotty rhizomes, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Bahia-grass,
Paspalum notatum
Shallow, often exposed, reddish to purple-colored, rhizomes, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses.
Seaside Panicum,
Panicum amarum var. amarum
Stems solitary or in clumps; plant glaucous, glabrous, w extensive rhizomes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Switchgrass,
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum
Scaly creeping rhizomes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Torpedo Grass,
Panicum repens
Pointed tips of its extensive rhizomes (reaching 18'+) give this its name, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Chinese Silvergrass,
Miscanthus sinensis
Very small pieces of rhizome can propagate new clumps, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Yellow Indiangrass,
Sorghastrum nutans
Culms 1-2.5m tall from short, scaly rhizomes, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Elliot's Indiangrass,
Sorghastrum elliottii
Culms more slender than S. nutans, without rhizomes, blades narrower, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Canada spikesedge,
Eleocharis geniculata
Plants tufted, without creeping rhizomes, per Flora of North America.
Marsh Fimbry,
Fimbristylis castanea
Plant cespitose, lacking rhizomes; lf bases leathery, dark brown, deeply set, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Softstem Bulrush,
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Forms dense colonies from horizontal rhizomes. Stems stout, 1-3cm at base, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Georgia Bulrush,
Scirpus georgianus
Coarse tufted perennial from short, thick rhizomes. Blade tips 3-angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Heavy Sedge,
Carex gravida
Plants without conspicuous rhizomes, per Flora of North America.
Low Woodland Sedge,
Carex socialis
Culms arise scattered along creeping rhizomes [not in tight clumps], per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Walter’s Sedge,
Carex striata var. striata
Forming large clonal colonies by rhizomes, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Sallow Sedge,
Carex lurida
Plants densely to loosely cespitose; rhizomes short, no more than 10cm, per Flora of North America.
Japanese Sand Sedge,
Carex kobomugi
Sand burial seems to stimulate growth of rhizomes, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
Soft Rush,
Juncus effusus ssp. solutus
Rhizomes short-branched, in distinct often large clumps. Culms erect, terete, per Flora of North America.
Catesby's Trillium,
Trillium catesbyi
Rhizome horizontal, 2-4cm long, 10-15mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Indian Cucumber-root,
Medeola virginiana
Tapered, white, tuberlike, horizontal rhizomes, 3-8 x 1cm, per Flora of North America.
Carolina Redroot,
Lachnanthes caroliniana
Leaves distichous and bases overlapping (like Iris). Roots and rhizomes red, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain,
Goodyera pubescens
Plants spread by underground stems (rhizomes) and may have multiple rosettes, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Lizard's Tail,
Saururus cernuus
Perennial wetland herb that forms large colonies from underground rhizomes, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
Canada Wild Ginger,
Asarum canadense
Plants spread both by seeds and by rhizomes, sometimes in dense carpets, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Fragrant White Water-lily,
Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata
Free-floating and anchored from a thick rhizome, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
Bloodroot,
Sanguinaria canadensis
Thick rhizomes with bright orange-red juice, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Pale Violet,
Viola striata
Rhizomes thick, more than 4mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Goutweed,
Aegopodium podagraria
Leaves arising from the rhizomes typically outnumber flower-bearing stems, per USDA Forest Service Weed of the Week (Northeastern Area).
Bunchberry,
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
Herb or dwarf shrub from a woody rhizome, to 2dm tall, per Weakley's Flora.
Garden Loosestrife,
Lysimachia vulgaris
Its stolon-like rhizomes can run 33' (10m) long, per www.invasive.org.
Florida Betony,
Stachys floridana
Slender rhizomes terminated by segmented tuberous structures to 1cm diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Appalachian Mountain-mint,
Pycnanthemum montanum
Herbaceous perennial with long rhizomes; stems to 3' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Colonial Dwarf-dandelion,
Krigia dandelion
A colonial herb 4-20" tall, from tuberous rhizomes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Tall Flat-top White Aster,
Doellingeria umbellata
Plants with stems scattered from creeping rhizomes (forming clonal patches), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod,
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa
Stems from elongated creeping rhizomes, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Tall Goldenrod,
Solidago altissima var. altissima
Stems are 0.8-2m tall from a creeping rhizome, forming colonies, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Gorge Goldenrod,
Solidago faucibus
Rhizome.
Common Silkgrass,
Pityopsis nervosa
Plants spread vegetatively by underground stems (rhizomes), forming colonies, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.