Complex sentence: Jatropha berlandieri is a perennial herb that grows from an enlarged, tuberlike woody roots (caudex) it is above ground in cultivation, although its caudex is underground in nature, dormant in winter.
Split into simpler sentences: Jatropha berlandieri is a perennial herb that grows from an enlarged, tuberlike woody root (caudex). It is above ground in cultivation, although its caudex is underground in nature, dormant in winter.