41. The plant has tuberous roots , and grows to a height of ten in numbers, hence the local name, dasmuli. 42. The very flat knob-like tuberous root system is typically sympodial, expansive and each shoot is of annual duration only. 43. "Cosmos atrosanguineus " is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40 60 cm tall, with a fleshy tuberous root . 44. In the storage tissues of the tuberous roots , the necrotic lesions appear as brown and dry spots on the plant. 45. Vines emerge from a large, hard tuberous root which can reach several meters in length and weigh in excess of. 46. Vines emerge from a large, hard tuberous root which can reach several meters in length and weigh in excess of 100 kg. 47. Vines emerge from a large, hard tuberous root which can reach several meters in length and weigh in excess of 100 kilograms. 48. The species has tuberous roots set in the soil which allow it to withstand periods of severe drought despite its preference for water. 49. When sold in the dry form, dahlia " bulbs " consist of a cluster of tuberous roots attached to one or more stems. 50. The leaves and starchy, tuberous roots of some species are used as foodstuffs ( e . g . sweet potato and clavicipitaceous fungi.
