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Morphology

H, 10 - 40cm

Ecology

mountain and subalpine

Chorology

European

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels 20-40 µm in diameter, vessels radial multipels, simple perforations, vessels thin-walled, pits scalariform or small in opposite position, fibers thin-walled with small pits, fibers in straight radial lines, with tension wood, parenchyma not to recognize, rays uniseriate, homocellular with square and upright cells,

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem with small groups of sieve tubes, enlarged chambers with raphides surrounded by mucilage.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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