or a fibrous root system that spreads through the soil. Some perennials will have a combination of these. The root system is used not only to support and anchor the plant, but also to absorb ...

Some fibrous-rooted perennials ... just make sure each portion has its own roots. Plants with fleshy roots should be divided with a spade. Make sure the new shoots are visible before dividing.

Oats do not have an auricle. It has a greatly shortened stem with leaves giving a rosette type of plant. Each plant has tiller or branch buds from the fibrous root under the soils surface that grow ...