Does any body know, what type of root system water lilies have? and how do they reproduce?

Water lilies are monocots, then they should have fibrous root system. But this is selectively disadvantageous for them because they are hydrophytes. Instead, they have undergroung stems technically called bulbs, a stout and stubby enlarged stem which has root-like functions. And they reproduce via the presence of adventitious buds in the bulbous stems, a means of asexual reproduction. The answerer above me described to you how adventitious buds propagate the plant asexually. Hope I helped. :-)

Does any body know, what type of root system water lilies have? and how do they reproduce?
They are bulbs, and they split! The bulbs are called Rhizomes, they are bisexual and reproduce on their own,over the years lotus and water Lillie's will eventually cover a pond, the bulbs, like potato's will double and double and double under the water as the potato does under the ground.
Reply:"The water lily has long, stout leaves and long flower stalks. There are usually six petals and six stamen. Water lilies are also able to reproduce by budding. The roots detach and grow into new water lilies. The root of the lily is located in the mud at the bottom of a pond. "

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Reply:The term water lily is used to describe aquatic plants of the following families:



1) Nymphaeaceae; And



2) Nelumbonaceae, also called lotus family.



BothThe families belong to the DICOTYLEDONAE AND NOT MONOCOTS.



The root system is of fibrous type. The stem is a rhizome and buried in the mud/soil and only the leaves and flowers float.



Reprduction is vegetative by rhizomes or by seeds .



The viability of the seeds is the longest and they can germinate even after two thousand years.

Now,some pictures. Click on the links below-



1) fibrous roots on rhizome -http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/thewaterg...



http://www.victoria-adventure.org/waterl...



2) Fruit with seeds--http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...



Let us see Nymphaeceae-



Nymphaeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants.



The family is also called the waterlily family. The white water lily is the national flower of Bangladesh. It is also the birth flower for July.



Water-lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on the water surface. The leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and Nuphar, but fully circular in Victoria.



The root system is of fibrous type. The stem is is a rhizome and buried in the mud/soil and only the leaves and flowers float.



Now for some pictures - click on the links below-



1) Victoria lily- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...



2) Nupar water lily -http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...



3) Nymphaea --http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...



Now for Nelumbonaceae-



Nelumbonaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only a few taxonomists: the plants involved have often been included in family Nymphaeaceae. It is sometimes called the "lotus family" or "lotus-lily family".



Nelumbo is superficially similar to but not closely related to the water-lilies of the family Nymphaeaceae. The leaves of Nelumbo can be distinguished from those of genera in the Nymphaeaceae as they are peltate, that is they have fully circular leaves. Nymphaea, on the other hand, has a single characteristic notch from the edge in to the center of the lilypad. The central seed pod of Nelumbo is also a distinguishing feature.



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