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Morphology

H, 10-20cm

Ecology

Cold steppe, montane, dry site

Chorology

Colorado, USA

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, tangential rows of vessels, vestured pits, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, thin walled parenchyma between vessels, rayless in cross-section, rayless.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

No tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, tangential layers of sclerenchymatic groups, radial rows of parenchyma cells, groups of sclereids in primary bark.

Remarks

Cross section:
Tangential section:
Radial section:
Bark:

Monte Vista, Colorado, USA

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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