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Ch.8 Roots, Cross Connection: A tree in the Everglades National Park is…
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Cross Connection: A tree in the Everglades National Park is encased in the roots of a strangler fig. The large "branch" of the fig is actually the trunk of the fig, which is where the seed is germinated. All below it are the roots. It is easy to mistakenly assume the fig is a vine and the parts encasing the host tree are steam of the fig, but a close examination shows they are roots not branches.
Cross Connection: Banyan trees (eudicots) produce adventitious roots, which, as in monocots, provide increased support and absorptive capacity. Because the giant branches are supported along their entire length they can become much larger and more extensive than branches that are supported only at the point of attachment to the trunk.
Cross Connection: Some taproots such as a carrot become extremely swollen and are much larger than the numerous lateral roots, whereas the sunflower species the taproot is about the same size as the lateral roots
