Tag: Underground stem

According to recent data, ginger (*Zingiber officinale*) production reached nearly 4.9 million tonnes in 2023, yet a widespread misconception persists: many people still wonder, "Is ginger a stem or a root?". This article settles the debate, clarifying its botanical classification and explaining why it's technically a rhizome, not a true root.

Surprisingly, despite growing underground, a potato is a stem vegetable. The common misclassification stems from its appearance and subterranean growth, but botanically, it is an edible tuber, a type of thickened, modified stem. The features found on a potato prove its stem-like nature.