hydrophytic plant adaptations

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Hydrophytic plant adaptations

buttressed trunks \| aerenchyma tissue \| shallow roots \| fluted trunks \| adventitious roots inflated stems \| floating leaves \| knees \| polymorphic leaves \| stooling \| hypertrophied lenticels

	Adventitious roots Sometimes referred to as water roots, adventitious roots occur where roots are normally not found. Small roots protrude from trees or herbaceous plants just above the soil surface in response to soil saturation.