root vascular system

Term Information

Accession
PO:0003011
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: root vein
exact: sistema vascular de la raíz (Spanish)
exact: 根維管系 (Japanese)
Definition
A vascular system that includes the totality of the portions of vascular tissue in their specific arrangement in a root. [source: ISBN:0471245208, POC:curators]
Comment
This term was brought back from OBSOLETE node (original reason for OBSOLETE: synonym of term stele). Since stele encompasses both vascular system and the pith, in roots with pith, vascular system and stele are not synonymous.

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