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Morphology

p, 3-5 m

Ecology

hill and mountain meadow

Chorology

W-Alps

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels mostly in groups, simple perforation, vessel diameter 50-100µm, with helical thickenings, fibers with large pits, fibers thin- to thick-walled, parenchyma absent or apotracheal, rays uni seriate and 3-seriate, heterocellular with many prostrate and a few upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With many phloem and a few larger parenchyma cells, many sclerenchyma cells in irregular groups, rays bended, with crystal druses, tissue radially splitted, multilayered periderm with regular arranged cells, mostly compressed.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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