Epiphytes have ____ that anchor the plants to the surface on which they grow.

A) pneumatophores
B) buttress roots
C) prop roots
D) aerial roots
E) root hairs

Epiphytes

Plants that grow on other plants for physical support but do not derive nutrients from them, obtaining moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, and sometimes from debris accumulating around them.

Aerial Roots

Roots that are not buried in soil but instead hang in the air, found in certain plants, where they absorb moisture from the atmosphere and sometimes aid in attachment.