What are the differences between parasitic roots and climbing roots
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All parasitic plants have modified roots, called haustoria, which penetrate the host plant, connecting them to the conductive system – either the xylem, the phloem, or both. For example, plants like Striga or Rhinanthus connect only to the xylem, via xylem bridges
climbing root. Any of the short adventitious roots that develop from the stems of certain climbing plants, e.g. ivy (Hedera helix), and serve to attach the plant to its support. Climbing roots are negatively phototropic and thus grow into darkened tissues in bark or crevices in walls.
Parasitic plants differ from plants such as climbing vines, lianas, epiphytes, and aerophytes; though the latter are supported by other plants, they are not parasitic, because they use other plants simply as a structure on which to grow rather than as a direct source of water or nutrients