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Root Modifications
Aerial roots
The (a) banyan tree, also known as the strangler fig, begins life as an epiphyte in a host tree. Aerial roots extend to the ground, supporting the growing plant, which eventually strangles the host tree. The (b) screwpine develops aerial roots that help support the plant in sandy soils.
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"OpenStax College, Roots. October 17, 2013."
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