Plants that reproduce from over-wintering storage organs such as bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes are called:

Plants that reproduce from over-wintering storage organs such as bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes are classified as perennials. These storage organs allow the plants to survive adverse conditions, such as winter, by storing nutrients and energy in order to regenerate in the next growing season.

Perennials typically have a life cycle that lasts for more than two years, and their ability to reproduce vegetatively through these storage organs is a key characteristic. For instance, bulbs like tulips and daffodils will flower year after year thanks to the energy stored in their bulbs during the previous growing season. Similarly, tubers like potatoes and rhizomes like those of irises can sprout new growth after winter from the underground structures that store nutrients.

In contrast, annuals complete their life cycle in one growing season and do not have these over-wintering structures. Biennials require two years to complete their life cycle, typically growing foliage in the first year and reproducing in the second, and they also do not rely on storage organs for reproduction. Weeds, while they can be perennials, are not specifically defined by their reproductive strategies through storage organs but rather by their opportunistic nature and ability to thrive in disturbed environments. Thus, the