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Phloem

There are two types of vascular tissue inside the stem of vascular plants: xylem and phloem, which act as the plant’s transport system.

The phloem consists of living cells and can also be referred to as sieve tissue. This …

Xylem

There are two types of vascular tissue inside the stem of vascular plants: xylem and phloem, which act as the plant’s transport system.

The xylem is located furthest inwards, closest to the centre of these two tissues, and …

Annual

Yellow sunflowers with a reddish-brown bird perched on one of them. Blurry green and yellow background.

Annuals are plants that grow, bloom and produce seeds within a single year. When they wither, life remains in the seed, ready for the next season. Most commonly, the plant germinates in spring and produces seeds in autumn of the …

Plant Parts

Vascular plants can vary greatly in shape and size, but they nevertheless follow a common morphology pattern, which refers specifically to their shape and structure.

diagram drawing of tomato plant with yelow flowers, green leaves and two small red tomatoes on the left and right bottom of the plant. Roots are illustrated with yellow grey pensil
In everyday language, the tomato is considered a vegetable, but in botanical terms it is
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Vascular Plants

The aquatic plant duckweed, one of the smallest vascular plants
extremely tall brown trunks of the conifer sequoia with a tiny person in front. Green forest behind and pine needles cover the grown
The sequoia conifer is one of the largest vascular plants

Vascular plants are the largest and most diverse group, or phylum, within the plant kingdom. These plants account for over …