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Morphology

H, 10 - 30cm

Ecology

subalpine and alpine meadow

Chorology

Arctic-Alpine

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, solitary,thick-walled vessels, simple perforations, earlywood vessel diameter 40-50µm, round and scalariform intervessel-pits, thick-walled fibers in groups, parenchyma mainly vasicentric, ray width 3-6 cells, unlignified, homocellular with square and upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, tangential rows of sclereids.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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