geocarpy

…underground, a phenomenon known as geocarpy. After pollination and the withering of the flower, an unusual stalklike structure called a peg grows from the base of the flower toward the soil. The fertilized ovules are carried downward in the sturdy tip of the peg until the tip is well below…

Geocarpy is defined as either the production of fruits underground, as in the arum lilies (Stylochiton and Biarum), in which the flowers are already subterranean, or the active burying of fruits by the mother plant, as in the peanut (Arachis hypogaea). In the American hog…

…in beet and spinach, and by geocarpy. Geocarpy is defined as either the production of fruits underground, as in the arum lilies Stylochiton and Biarum, in which the flowers are already subterranean, or the active burying of fruits by the mother plant, as in the peanut, Arachis hypogaea. In the…