Assertion: cycad's root | /r/Synonym | coralloid roots
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text: A curious detail: like many cycads, Japanese sagos produce normal roots which dig into the soil and spread out in all directions like those of any other plant, but also specialized roots called coralloid roots which form on the surface of the soil and are inhabited by cyanobacteria.
text: The roots of cycads look very unusual and are known as coralloid roots because they have a similar shape to coral.
text: It forms a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, which live in specialized roots called coralloid roots and are green in color despite not actively photosynthesizing.
text: Some genera have mycorrhiza, fungal associations with roots(Pinus), while in some others (Cycas) small specialised roots called coralloid roots are associated with nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria.
text: Specialised, upright-growing, branched roots, known as coralloid roots, are also produced by all species.
text: Attached to each stem is a sizable taproot with smaller roots known as coralloid roots that sprout from it.