This article is about the plant section. For the act of firing a gun, see shooting. For the act of attempting a takedown, see Takedown (grappling).

In botany, the shoot is one of two primary sections of a plant; the other is the root. The shoot refers to what is generally the upper portion of a plant, and consists of stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. It is derived from the embryonic epicotyl, the portion of the embryo above the point of attachment to the seed leaves (cotyledons).

In the shoot, water and nutrients are transported from the root to the leaves in conducting tissue called xylem, which consists primarily of tracheids and vessel members. Photoassimilates are carried away from mature leaves in conducting tissue called phloem, which is mainly made up of sieve cells and sieve tube members.