fibrous roots
Shallow spreading network
Fibrous roots are a root system where many similarly sized roots spread outward from the base of a plant, forming a dense, tangled mass rather than a single deep taproot.
Grasses, onions, and many annuals have fibrous roots.
The system excels at preventing soil erosion and absorbing water near the surface: The fibrous roots held the hillside in place.
- taprootsMain downward-growing plant roots
- monocotsOne-cotyledon flowering plants
- rhizomesHorizontal subterranean stem structures
- matFlat floor covering
- perennialRecurring each year
erosion control · anchorage · nutrient absorption · shallow · prairie grass · meristem · vascular tissue · angiosperms · rice cultivation · herbaceous · soil structure · wheat farming · stolons · cover crops · corn fields · grass · lawn · ground cover
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- plant adaptationsdrought tolerance, water storage, spines, thorns, succulents
- plant partsleaf, stem, leaves, flower, flowers
- root vegetablescarrot, potato, beet, radish, turnip
- cactus partsspines, areole, ribs, rib, stem
- seed anatomyembryo, radicle, plumule, cotyledon, seed coat
root morphology/structure
fibrous rootstaproot
Main descending root
primary root · dandelion root · aerial roots · shallow roots