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Morphology

C 10-30 cm

Ecology

mountain and subalpine

Chorology

SW-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels solitary, thick-walled, simple perforations, ray-vessel pits large, round, vessels surrounded by vasicentric tracheids, fibers thin-to thick-walled, with small pits, parenchyma apotracheal, in aggregates and terminal, rays uniseriate, homocellular with square and upright cells and heterocellular with a few rows of prostrate cells..

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With many fibers in groups, fibers unlignified and do not show up in polarized light, with undistinct slime ducts.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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