Sclerenchyma

• End walls - allows the fibre to be flexible
• Made up of lignin (no pits = lots of lignin)
• Made of dead cells
• Very strong (most strength of all 3 fibres)
• Always in bundles
• Not used in any transport
• What is structure of sclerenchyma?

  • Dead cells
  • End walls (flexibility)
  • Lots of lignin - no pits
  • Very strong