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Morphology

N 80-200 cm

Ecology

shrub steppe

Chorology

SW Northern America, Mexico

Xylem

Indistinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, simple perforation, vessel diameter 40 - 70µm, fibers thick-walled, apotracheal parenchyma, uniseriate rays with upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Isolated sclereids in a thin-walled tissue. Many prismatic crystals present.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

© 2005 WSL - F. Schweingruber, W. Landolt, last update 18.11.2010

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