Plant Roots
Types of Root Systems
Taproots
Fibrous
Seminal
Different Types of Roots
Aerial
Buttress
Pneumatophores
Root Development
Root Development
Monocot vs. Dicot Roots
Monocot Root Structure
Endodermis
Vascular
Cylinder
Cortex
Epidermis
Pith
(monocots
only)
Dicot Root Structure
Root Epidermis
Root hairs
Root Cortex
Vascular Cylinder
Protoxylem
Endodermis
Metaxylem
Cortex
Primary phloem
Xylem elongation
Pericycle
Secondary Roots
Specialized Roots
Root nodules
Contractile roots
Specialized Roots
Dodder (Cuscuta sp.) roots infecting host