Morphology

H, 20-60cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

W-European

Xylem

Only one ring, few vessels solitary or in small, groups,vessel diameter 30-40µm, vessel frequency 100-200 mm2, simple perforations, scalariform intervessel pits, fibers thin-walled, with small pits, parenchyma paratracheal, Rayless or few rays width 3-6 cells, ray cells not lignified, rays with square cells, without crystals

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem with tangential rows of sclereids, with ray dilatations

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