fibrous root
One illustrated example of fibrous root.
Fibrous root system of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
All languages
- English
- fibrous root
- Norwegian
- trevlerot
- Japanese
- ひげ根 — ひげね — higene
- Korean
- 수염뿌리 — suyeomppuri
- Spanish
- raíz fasciculada
- French
- racine fasciculée
- German
- Faserwurzel
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- University of Minnesota Open Textbook — fibrous systems form from adventitious roots emerging from underground stem tissue and remain close to the soil surface
- UC Davis Plant Biology — fibrous systems are thin stringy roots of similar diameter that branch into a complex mat, as in grasses
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook — fibrous systems have numerous repeatedly branching roots after the primary root stops elongating