Vascular plants have veins called xylem that carry water and chemicals to the parts of the plants and phloem that carry things away (similar to our veins and arteries).  Here is an example of a vascular plant:

(Photo from http://seinet.asu.edu/imageLibrary/viewimage.php?source=plants&taxon=Thevetia%20peruviana)

Nonvascular plants get their water by absorbing it through its outside and the water spreading through the plant.  Examples of nonvascular plants are moss and lichen:

(above picture borrowed from http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickmyworld/2783908634/)

(The above picture borrowed from http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct03/arfungi.html).

Nonvascular plants must live in wet places like in forests and around streams.

(picture taken from http://blog.jmpstudio.com)

Feeding on His Faithfulness,

Carol

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Jan. 24, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by birdie1977

Thanks for sharinng such great photos!!!

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