ground tissue

The tissue of a plant other than the epidermis, periderm, and vascular tissues, consisting primarily of parenchyma, and (in lesser amounts) of collenchyma and sclerenchyma. Cortex and pith are subtypes of ground tissue.

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Within the ground tissue are found a number of vascular bundles scattered more or less uniformly.

The vascular bundles are rather numerous and irregularly scattered all over the ground tissue.

In the vascular bundles of the ground tissue the bundle-sheath is rather prominent and the phloëm portion is well developed.

Away from the ring lie a number of bundles forming a series disposed in two irregular rings around a broad portion of the ground tissue.

There is a series of vascular bundles inside the ring which surrounds a large area of the ground tissue.

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