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For most plants species the radicle dies some time after seed germination, causing the development of a fibrous root system, which lacks a main downward-growing root. Most trees begin life with a taproot, [3] but after one to a few years the main root system changes to a wide-spreading fibrous root system with mainly horizontal-growing surface ...
Angiospermae; Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) : Acer argutum
A listing of lists of trees. List of individual trees, including actual and mythical trees; List of largest giant sequoias; List of old growth forests; List of oldest trees; List of superlative trees. List of superlative trees in Sweden; List of tallest trees; List of tree genera; List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family
Oleaceae (Olive family) Dove tree (Nyssaceae) in flower. Fraxinus, Ash; Olea, Olive etc. Paulowniaceae (Paulownia family) Paulownia, Foxglove Tree; Platanaceae (Plane family) Platanus, Plane; Rhizophoraceae (Mangrove family) Rhizophora, Red mangrove etc. Rosaceae (Rose family) Phellodendron japonicum (Rutaceae). Crataegus, Hawthorn; Malus, Apple
Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. Chicago, Illinois: Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-52292-0. Coombes, Allen (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2. Cullen, Katherine E. (2006).
In its broader sense, a tap-root that is thick and fleshy (due to storage); i.e. when tuberation take place in a tap-root. Pneumatophores (respiratory roots) – Part of tap-root system as respiratory roots; found in many mangrove trees. They arise from the thick, mature branches of tap-root systems, and grow upwards.
List of Canadian plants by genus; List of trees of Canada; List of flora of the Lower Colorado River Valley; List of plants endemic to Hells Canyon; List of plants of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) List of Sonoran Desert wildflowers; List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico; List of trees of the Caribbean; List of California native plants
List of national trees; National Register of Champion Trees; List of tree species in New York City; Trees of New York City; List of trees native to New Zealand; List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees