What is Vascular cambium?
The '''vascular cambium''' is a [[wikt:lateral|lateral]] [[meristem]]. It is the source of both the secondary [[xylem]] (inwards, towards the [[pith]]) and the secondary [[phloem]] (outwards), and is between these [[Tissue (biological)|tissues]] in the [[Plant stem|stem]] and [[root]]. Only a few [[leaf|leaves]] even have a vascular cambium.<ref>Ewers, F.W. 1982. Secondary growth in needle leaves of ''Pinus longaeva'' (bristlecone pine) and other conifers: Quantitative data. ''American Journal of Botany'' 69: 1552-1559. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2442909</ref> Vascular cambium is a type of [[meristem]] - a tissue consisting of [[embryo]]nic (not specialized) [[Cell (biology)|cell]]s which can produce other (and more differentiated) plant tissues originate. Primary meristems are the [[apical meristem]]s on root tips and shoot tips. Another lateral meristem is the [[cork cambium]], which produces [[Cork (material)|cork]], part of the [[bark]]. == Synonyms == * wood cambium * main cambium * bifacial cambium ==Related pages== *[[Meristem]] *[[Cork cambium]] ==References== <references/> == Other websites == * Pictures of [http://botweb.uwsp.edu/anatomy/vascularcambium.htm Vascular cambium] * [http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mauseth/weblab/webchap3par/3.2-5.htm Detailed description - James D. Mauseth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209191903/http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mauseth/weblab/webchap3par/3.2-5.htm |date=2011-02-09 }} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Vascular tissue]]