ELi5: Can plants be “overweight” if they produce too much food in the similar fashion to how animals gain weight if they eat too much food?

Question

When animals eat too much food, they gain weight. What happens to a plant that produces too much food via photosynthesis? Can plants be overweight?

In: Biology

Answer 1

It probably depends on the plant.

Some can store starch that can be used later, a bit like adipose tissue in mammals. Things like potatoes will store it in their tubers.