Question

what is pith in plants

Answer 1

it is the central part of the stem tissue

Answer 2

Pith, or medulla, is a tissue in the stems of vascular plants. Pith is composed of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, which store and transport nutrients throughout the plant. ... While new pithgrowth is usually white or pale in colour, as the tissue ages it commonly darkens to a deeper brown color.






What kind of cells are in the pith?

Identify the parenchyma cells that make up the pith (the tissue in the middle of the stem), the parenchyma cells in the pith rays (the zones between the vascular bundles), and the parenchyma cells of the cortex (the tissue outside the vascular bundles). Cell type 2.