xylem is the tissue in a vascular plant that is used to transport
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other.he most distinctive xylem cells are the long tracheary elements that transport water. Tracheids and vessel elements are distinguished by their shape; vessel elements are shorter, and are connected together into long tubes that are called vessels. Xylem also contains two other cell types: parenchyma and fibers.