Morphology

H, 5 - 10 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain meadow

Chorology

S-European mountain

Xylem

Distinct and indistinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, simple perforation, vessel diameter 15-30 µm, scalariform intervessel pits, fibers absent, parenchyma pervasive, rays absent and multi-seriate, homocellular with square and upright cells. Vascular bundles remaining. Rays split tangentially (ring shake).

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide absent

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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