Which plant is a classic example of having stolons as a form of vegetative propagation?

• A. Jasmine
• B. Mint
• C. Pineapple
• D. Strawberry

Answer: (D)

Stolons are horizontal stems that run along the soil surface, producing roots at the nodes and giving rise to new, identical plants. This makes vegetative propagation fast and clonal, since a new plant can establish itself without seeds. Strawberry is the classic example because it sends out slender runners that spread across the ground; where a node touches soil, a new plantlet forms and can root to become an independent plant. The other plants don’t exemplify this system as clearly: jasmine is more commonly propagated by cuttings or layering, pineapple by slips or suckers, and mint spreads mainly by creeping stems in other forms, not the quintessential stolon-based spread seen in strawberries.