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Morphology

H, 15 - 60cm

Ecology

Hill and mountaine zone, medium sites

Chorology

European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, and thin walled parenchyma between vessels, rayless, with crystal druses.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy, groups of sieve cells and parenchyma in radial rows, with crystal druses in phloem and cortex

Remarks

Cross section:
Tangential section:
Radial section:
Bark:

Passo di Tonale, Val Camonica, Italy

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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