Explanation:

A phreatophyte is a deep-rooted plant that acquires a significant portion of the water that it requires from the phreatic zone (i.e. the zone of saturation) or the capillary fringe right above the phreatic zone. Phreatophytes are those plants that are supplied with surface water and often have their roots continuously in touch with the moisture. A phreatophyte is that plant that absorbs its water from a continuous source on the ground. They can usually get located along streams where there is a uniform flow of surface or groundwater in areas where the water table is closer to the surface. These plants are adapted to grow in the arid environments. Phreatophytes live in areas of standing or running water, in arid areas and along the riverbeds and areas, apparently dry, where the water table is very shallow and near the surface. These plants have very deep roots that are able to reach to the water table. Phreatophytes are not only the characteristic of arid or in desert zones, but also of wetlands, depressions, floodplains that hold water and estuaries.