Are Rhizomes the Same As Roots?
Rhizomes are not the same as roots. Roots grow out of the ground and go straight down, whereas rhizomes come up from under the ground and can branch off in any direction. Rhizomes act like a system that connects many different plants together to form one large plant community. The more you look at them, the more complicated they seem with their branching structures that span across vast distances underground connecting all sorts of plants.