Morphology

T, H, 30 - 60 cm

Ecology

Hill and mountaine zone, dry site

Chorology

European, SW- Asian

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels in radial multiples, tangential rows of vessels, simple perforations, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, few ray width 1-3 cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, groups of sclereids in cortex.

Remarks

Tournus, Bourgogne, France

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
  
Radial section
 
Bark
  

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