Asexual reproduction
&
Plant Production
Unit 2
Topic 5
Natural Propagation –
Learning Outcomes
• State what is meant by ‘propagation’
• Name the 5 natural methods of
propagation in plants
• State an example of a plant that
reproduces using each of the 5 natural
methods
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
• Some plants can reproduce sexually
(seeds)
• However, many plants can reproduce
asexually by producing structures such
as bulbs, tubers, runners, offsets and
plantlets (natural propagation) or they
can be assisted by humans by cutting
and layering (artificial propagation).
Propagation = producing more plants
Natural methods of plant
propagation
Name of plant
structure
Example of
plant
Description
Use the words below to
complete your table
Bulbs
Tubers
Plantlets
Offsets
Runners
Spider plant
Potato
Mexican hat
plant
Strawberry
plant
Mother-inlaw’s tongue
Daffodil
Onion
 Horizontal stem
with new plant
attached at the
end
 New plant which
grows as a side
shoot at the base
of the parent plant
 New plant which
grows either on the
leaf of parent plant
or on edges of
leaves
 Food storage organ
Choose 5
Can be used more than once
Natural methods of plant propagation
Name of plant
structure
Example of
plant
Description
Bulb
Daffodil / Onion
Food storage organ
Tuber
Potato
Food storage organ
Runner
Spider plant /
strawberry plant
Horizontal stem with
new plant attached at
the end
Offset
Mother-in-law’s
tongue
New plant which grows
as a side shoot at the
base of the parent plant
Mexican hat plant /
piggyback plant
New plant which grows
either on the leaf of
parent plant or on edges
of leaves
Plantlet