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Morphology

H, 30 - 70 cm

Ecology

Hill and montane zone, medium sites

Chorology

Eurasiatic

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, in groups, vessels small (20-30microns) vessels thick walled (2 microns), paratracheal parenchyma, parenchyma thin walled between vessels, unlignified ray cells ray width 4->10 cells, with crystal druses in parenchyma cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy,groups of sieve cells and parenchyma in radial rows, tangential rows of collapsed sieve cells, with crystal druses.

Remarks

Cross section:
Tangential section:
Radial section:
Bark

Oggio, Ticino, Switzerland

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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