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  2. Aerial root - Wikipedia

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    These roots are found in parasitic plants, where aerial roots become cemented to the host plant via a sticky attachment disc before intruding into the tissues of the host. Mistletoe is an example of this.

  3. Aerial stem modification - Wikipedia

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    Grapevine tendrils and leaves. Thorns. Cladodes. Aerial stem modifications are modifications to the aerial stems, [1] vegetative buds and floral buds of plants growing in different conditions and which perform functions such as climbing, protection, support, synthesis of food, or vegetative propagation.

  4. Underground stem - Wikipedia

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    A geophyte (earth+plant) is a plant with an underground storage organ including true bulbs, corms, tubers, tuberous roots, enlarged hypocotyls, and rhizomes. Most plants with underground stems are geophytes but not all plants that are geophytes have underground stems. Geophytes are often physiologically active even when they lack leaves.

  5. Subaerial - Wikipedia

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    Epiphyte plants growing above ground that do not feed from their tree support (for example through their haustorium or feeding part having dug into the tree, such as Mistletoe) [5] have subaerial roots (for example some Ficus species). [6] Subaerial stems are the stems that do not rise up but grow just above the ground.

  6. Root - Wikipedia

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    In some plants like Avicennia the erect roots have a large number of breathing pores for exchange of gases. Aerial roots: roots entirely above the ground, such as in ivy (Hedera) or in epiphytic orchids. Many aerial roots are used to receive water and nutrient intake directly from the air – from fogs, dew or humidity in the air. [31]

  7. Phyllosphere - Wikipedia

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    The plant aerial surface, mostly occupied by leaves, is inhabited by diverse microorganisms, forming the phyllosphere. In microbiology, the phyllosphere is the total above-ground surface of a plant when viewed as a habitat for microorganisms.

  8. Plant stem - Wikipedia

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    In most plants, stems are located above the soil surface, but some plants have underground stems. Stems have several main functions: [3] Support for and the elevation of leaves, flowers, and fruits. The stems keep the leaves in the light and provide a place for the plant to keep its flowers and fruits.

  9. Tillandsia - Wikipedia

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    For so-called "aerial" species (the majority of the common species in culture except Tillandsia cyanea), that is to say those whose roots are transformed into crampons without any power of absorption, watering is done by the leaves in the form of frequent sprays, or brief soaking of the plant in a container full of water. [25]