page_title: Stolon
hierarchical_section_title: Stolon
caption_attribution_description: English: Desmoschoenus spiralis. This plant is multiplying itself by forming a row of stolons. Taken on the northern island of New Zealand. Deutsch: Desmoschoenus spiralis. Diese Pflanze vermehrt sich über eine Kette von Stolonen. Aufgenommen auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland.
context_page_description: In biology, stolons, also known as runners, are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.
context_section_description: In biology, stolons (from Latin stolō "branch"), also known as runners, are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external skeletons.
caption: Pingao (Ficinia spiralis) spreads by forming stolons in the sand.
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