Morphology

C, 50-80cm

Ecology

hill zone, coast

Chorology

Western North America

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels solitary, and in short radial multiples, vessel diameter 20 ¿ 50µm, vessel frequency 100-200 mm2, simple perforations, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 4->10 cells, rays with exclusively procumbent ray cells, exclusively square and upright ray cells, without crystals

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Groups of sieve cells, groups of sclereids in phloem and cortex. Without crystal druses,

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