It is an evergreen perennial growing from a thick taproot and caudex unit. Wild thyme is a creeping dwarf evergreen shrub with woody stems and a taproot. It develops a large, fleshy, white taproot with deep lateral roots. Cabbage seedlings have a thin taproot and cordate (heart-shaped) cotyledons. Thick central taproot which grows deep and spreads horizontally. Lettuce plants have a root system that includes a main taproot and smaller secondary roots. It is a low-growing perennial with a large taproot and hairy stems. A fibrous root system is the opposite of a taproot system. Basil grows a thick, central taproot. "Banksia serrata" has a central taproot and few lateral roots. They have a long taproot and numerous surface roots which produce suckers. A perennial plant, its leaves grow back if the taproot is left intact. Both plants have a basal rosette of leaves and a central taproot. Transplanting chervil can be difficult, due to the long taproot. The root system produces a taproot.