Give one example each of plants having pneumatophores, climbing roots, floating roots and haustoria.
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1. Pneumatophores:
They are specialized roots which grow in swampy areas which provides the roots their required air flow for respiration. They are also called respiratory roots.
Ex: mangroove trees.
2. Climbing roots:
They are aerial roots helps the weak stemmed plants to climb with support. They produce roots from their nodes, by which they atttach themselves to some support.
Ex: Hedera helix.
3. Floating roots:
Aquatic plants like duckweed grow in shallow or shoreline waters.They sore air in them aand get spongy which lets them float in water.
Ex: Duckweed.
4. Haustoria:
A rootlike structure that grows around the trunk to absorb nutrients and water. It is a root of a parasitic plant which embeddes itself in the host's tissue and draws out nutrients from it. They are also called sucking roots.
Ex: dodder