Morphology

C 5-20 cm

Ecology

mountain and subalpine

Chorology

E- Alpine

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse-porous, vessels in radial to slightly diagonal groups, simple perforations, ray-vessel pits large, round, vessels thick-walled,vessels surrounded by vasicentric tracheids, fibers thin-to thick-walled with small pits, parenchyma apotracheal, in aggregates and terminal, rays uniseriate, homocellular with prostrate cells

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Radial section
 

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