Morphology

H, C, 10-30cm

Ecology

Subalpine, alpine, moist sites

Chorology

SE-European-montane

Xylem

Distinct rings, Indistinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, vestured pits, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, thin walled marginal parenchyma, ray width 3-4 cells, rayless in cross section.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, no sclerenchymatic groups, radial rows of parenchyma cells, indistinct ray dilatations.

Remarks

Cross section:
Tangential section:
Radial section:
Bark:

Oberalp-Pass, Uri, Switzerland

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Bark
   

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