>2.Aerial Roots – are aerial nodes that develop from the stem and go into the soil. Example: stilt roots of sugarcane and maize, prop roots of banyan trees which provide reinforcement to the stout branches.
3.Parasitic Roots – arise from stem and penetrate into the host plant. They are called ‘Haustria’. Example: Cuscuta.
4.Respiratory Roots – have pores and are found in plants that thrive in swamps, e.g. Rhizophora.
5.Assimilatory Roots – contain chlorophyll and perform the function of carbon assimilation, e.g. Trapa roots.
6.Epiphytic roots – are aerial roots which absorb moisture from air, e.g. Vanda roots.
