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Morphology

p, 3-5 m

Ecology

hill and mountain meadow

Chorology

European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels solitary, simple perforation, intervessel pitting round, alternating, with fine helical thickenings, vessel diameter 30-40 µm, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma apotracheal rays 1-2-seriate, homocellular with procumbent cells and heterocellular many prostrate and one row of upright, without crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Tangential layers of sieve tubes and parenchyma cells, distinct tangential layers of sclereids, with prismatic crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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