Longest root
Record Holder
Secale cereale
Country
Record Date
- 622.8 kilometre(s)
The Book of World Records officially recognizes that The longest root is that of a single winter rye plant (Secale cereale), which has been shown to produce 622.8 km (386.9 miles) of roots in 0.051 m³ (1.801 ft³) of earth.

