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Morphology

shrub, 1-2 m

Ecology

Mountain and subalpine, medium site

Chorology

Eurasian

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring porous, vessels solitary, simple perforations, intervessel pits round, with gum deposits, fibers thin to thick-walled, paratracheal and terminal parenchyma, ray width 4-6 cells, heterocellular with 1 upright cells. Storied parenchyma and fibers, With prismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Distinct ray dilatations, much more or less rectangular groups of sclerenchyma, arranged in tangential and radial direction in the phloem. Round groups of sclerenchyma in the cortex. Without crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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