aerial root
One illustrated example of aerial root.
Velamen-covered aerial roots of a representative epiphytic moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)
All languages
- English
- aerial root
- Norwegian
- luftrot
- Japanese
- 気根 — きこん — kikon
- Korean
- 기근 — gigeun
- Spanish
- raíz aérea
- French
- racine aérienne
- German
- Luftwurzel
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Washington State University Extension — aerial roots are adventitious roots that develop from aboveground stem tissues
- UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley — orchid aerial roots have green tips and gray velamen behind them
- NC State Extension Gardener Handbook — aerial roots on orchids arise from stem tissue and are often fleshy or semi-fleshy