41. There is no aboveground stem; the leaves grow from a woody underground caudex . 42. It produces a single hairy, erect stem from a woody, branching caudex . 43. This perennial herb grows from a taproot and a caudex which yields several stems. 44. This cushion plant is a perennial herb growing from a taproot and branching caudex . 45. This species is a mat-forming perennial herb growing from a woody caudex . 46. A short stem arises from a hairy caudex that remains buried in the soil. 47. "Physaria navajoensis " is a perennial herb with a woody caudex . 48. Hiero at once joined the Punic leader Appius Claudius Caudex , he withdrew to Syracuse. 49. This is a perennial herb with several decumbent or erect stems growing from a caudex . 50. It is an annual or perennial herb growing from a taproot and sometimes a caudex .