Question

List 20 examples of tap roots and 20 examples of fibrous roots

Answer 1

Taproots:

1. Carrot
2. Dandelion
3. Radish
4. Beetroot
5. Sunflower
6. Parsnip
7. Turnip
8. Burdock
9. Sweet potato
10. Chicory
11. Licorice
12. Ginseng
13. Daikon
14. Jerusalem artichoke
15. Parsley
16. Salsify
17. Hollyhock
18. Queen Anne's Lace
19. Evening primrose
20. Buttercup

Fibrous roots:

1. Grass
2. Wheat
3. Rice
4. Maize/corn
5. Barley
6. Oats
7. Rye
8. Sugarcane
9. Bamboo
10. Sorghum
11. Cattails
12. Bulrushes
13. Reed
14. Sedges
15. Ferns
16. Sago palm
17. Spiderwort
18. Timothy grass
19. Dallisgrass
20. Bluegrass