Do ferns have roots?

A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having certain tissue that conducts water and nutrients, and having branched stems. read more

Ferns in the Division Pterophyta have true leaves, stems and roots. They are primitive plants with advanced structures that develop over a two-generational life cycle. The recognizable plant you know as a fern is called a sporophyte, which is the sexless generation that produces spores instead of seeds. read more

Like the sporophytes of seed plants, those of ferns consist of stems, leaves and roots. Stems: Fern stems are often referred to as rhizomes, even though they grow underground only in some of the species. read more

Whisk ferns are the only living vascular plants without a conventional root-shoot system. They do not have true leaves and roots, and spread by rhizomes, which are underground stems. Aboveground stems are leafless and are adapted for photosynthesis by the specialized tissue along the outer parts of the stems. read more