This perennial herb grows erect from a horizontal rhizome, reaching one meter in maximum height.

It is a taprooted plant with thick horizontal rhizome and leafy stems of heights ranging from 70-100 cm.

Menyanthes trifoliata has a horizontal rhizome with alternate, trifoliate leaves.

Bifoliate pseudobulbs that are about 4" tall grow along a horizontal rhizome.

The horizontal rhizomes, which are about 1 millimeter across, may curve upward.

The erect shoots are upturned extensions of the horizontal rhizomes.

Tiarella cordifolia has a scaly horizontal rhizome and seasonal runners.

The plant grows from short, underground, horizontal rhizomes.

Juncus rugulosus is a perennial herb growing in thick tufts from a horizontal rhizome.

This plant is a perennial herb with a horizontal rhizome spreading beneath the soil.