STEM EMERGENCE

Stem emergence: a sharp projection is from stem axes, often associated with climbing or scambling habit.

Examples:

1. Grasping, backward-pointing stem emergences of a rose, Rosa; another rose
2. Stem and leaf emergences on the beach rose, Rosa rugosa
3. The tropical legume Caesalpinia bonduc
4. Backward-pointing stem emergences of Lantana camara
5. Abundant stem emergences on a gooseberry of the Santa Monica Mountains, Ribes speciosum
6. Sharp emergences along the winged stem of the climber Dioscorea bulbifera from Costa Rica
7. Stem emergences on a tropical species of greenbriar, Smilax mollis
8. Species of raspberry and blackberry, Rubus
9. Stem and leaf emergences on the prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola
10. Serjania mexicana with prickles on stems and tendrils
11. Stems adorned with vicious long spines on the Nibung palm, Oncosperma tigillarum

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