A plant that obtains its water supply from the zone of saturation or through the capillary fringe and is characterized by a deep root system.
A plant which takes its water from the zone of saturation or the capillary fringe of ground water. Excessive growths of phreatophytes are undesirable in some areas since they may consume large quantities of scarce water.
A plant that habitually obtains its water supply from the zone of saturation, either directly or through the capillary fringe.
A plant whose roots generally extend downward to the water table which customarily feeds on the capillary fringe. Phreatophytes are common in riparian habitats. Term literally means water-loving plants.
A plant that can endure inundations of salt, such as cattails, Typha, which can live in estuaries, sieving out the saline molecules of seawater at a cellular level.
A plant species which extends its roots to the saturated zone under shallow water table conditions and transpires ground water. These plants are high water users and include such species as tamarisk, greasewood, willows and cattails.
A plant growing in or along a waterway which consumes water.
A type of plant with very long roots and extensive root systems which draws its water from the water table or other permanent groundwater supplies.
A plant that habitually obtains its water supply either directly from the zone of saturation or through the capillary fringe. Salt cedar, mesquite, greasewood, sycamore, willow, and cottonwood are examples.
A plant adapted to direct use of groundwater. Mostly used to describe perennials; riparian trees and shrubs are considered to be phreatophytes. This term tends to carry the negative connotation of water-wasting.
