Some strains of S marcescens are capable of producing a pigment called prodigiosin, which ranges in color from dark red to pale pink, depending on the age of the colonies.
Vascular Tissue: the xylem and phloem in leaves are confined to vascular bundles or veins. Veins are surrounded by a layer of cells call the bundle sheath. The bundle sheath can be composed of parenchyma, colenchyma, or fibers.
There are two types of vascular tissue: xylem, which moves water, and phloem, which moves food. These structures are arranged differently in monocots and dicots. In monocots, which are flowering plants with only one seed leaf, the xylem and phloem are found in paired bundles throughout the stem.et's now look at some specialized types of vascular tissue found in plant stems that is surrounded by the ground tissue. Previously, the concept of vascular tissue was addressed. Remember that vascular tissue is the tissue used to transport water and nutrients throughout a plant.