Is the word "stem" synonymous to "the shoots" when talking about the structure of flowering plants? and Deutzia longifolia #2

Is the word "stem" synonymous to "the shoots" when talking about the structure of flowering plants?

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Answer by Dan
Usually, yeah, although shoots can also be branches of the main stem, so I'd use stem to refer to the main stem and shoots for all other branched sections.

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Deutzia longifolia #2


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Hydrangeaceae - Yunnan Province, China origin of plant above
Deutzia
Shown: Detail of inflorescence displaying buds and partially opened flowers

"Deutzia (pronounced /ˈdjuːtsiə/ or /ˈdɔɪtsiə/)[1] is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and central Asia (from the Himalaya east to Japan and the Philippines), and Central America and also Europe. By far the highest species diversity is in China, where 50 species occur.

"The species are shrubs ranging from 1-4 m in height. Most are deciduous, but a few subtropical species are evergreen. The leaves are opposite, simple, with a serrated margin. The flowers are produced in panicles or corymbs; they are white in most species, sometimes pink or reddish. The fruit is a dry capsule containing numerous small seeds. Identification of the species is very difficult, requiring often microscopic detail of the leaf hairs and seed capsule structure." (Wikipedia)

Detailed description of D. longifolia and its distribution:
www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...

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Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California

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