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Aerenchyma Hydrophytes Specialised Parenchyma Tissue Leaves Stems Roots

Front How do aerenchyma help hydrophytes?
Back Aerenchyma - specialised parenchyma tissue in leaves, stems and roots that has many large air spaces that:
  • Makes leaves more buoyant
  • Forms low-resistance internal pathway for movement of oxygen to tissues below water helping plant to cope with anoxic conditions in mud 

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