Australian Biological Resources Study

Flora of Australia Ferns, Gymnosperms and Allied Groups
GLOSSARY

Fern definitions mostly compiled by Mary D.Tindale
(definitions of conifer terms provided by K.D.Hill)

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xylem: the tissue, in a vascular plant, that conducts water and mineral salts from the roots to the leaves.