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Morphology

H, 20-40 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

E-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse porous, vessels indendritic pattern, simple perforations, earlywood vessel diameter 20 - 35µm, fibers thin to thick-walled, most fibers with nuclei, parenchyma absent or not to recognize, ray width 6-12 cells, with sheet cells, all ray cells square, crystals absent.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, tangential bands of sclerenchymatic cells in the cortex on top of vascular bundles. Crystals absent.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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