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Morphology

H, succulent plant, 10-50 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, dry site

Chorology

S-European, mountain

Xylem

Indistinct rings, solitary vessels in the first part of the ring, vessels absent in the second part = intra-annual tangential bands of fibers, pervasive parenchyma, parenchyma cells with tannins, first part of the ring with very large rays, later part rayless, interxylary cork bands, crystals absent.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Distinct sieve cell groups parenchyma in radial rows, with crystal sand,

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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