Morphology

H, 10-20cm

Ecology

hill and mountain, dry

Chorology

W-European, mediterranean

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse-porous, vessels 50 -80 µm in diameter, vessels solitary, simple perforations, intervessel pits scalariform, with thin-walled tylosis, fibers thin-walled, parenchyma paratracheal, ray width 3-7 cells with sheet cells, homocellular with upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With groups of sieve-tubes, with a few crystal druses in rays and axial parenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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