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Morphology

N , 100-300cm

Ecology

hill and mountain meadow

Chorology

European, W-Asian

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse- to semi-ring porous, vessels mostly in groups and solitary, simple perforation, vessel diameter 40-80µm, with helical thickenings, fibers with large pits, fibers thin- to thick-walled, with tension wood, parenchyma apotracheal, rays uni seriate and 4-8-seriate, heterocellular with many prostrate and a few upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With phloem and a few larger parenchyma cells, sclerenchyma cells in irregular radial rows, 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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