Morphology

H, 10-20cm

Ecology

subalpine, alpine, medium site

Chorology

Eurasian, N-American

Xylem

Distinct rings in long radial vascular bundles, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary and in groups, earlywood vessel diameter 20-40µm, fibers absent, simple perforations, round and scalariform intervascular pits, pervasive parenchyma, vascular bundles with rays but confluent to axial elements, very large rays (extrusions from the pith) between the bundles.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Groups of sieve elements mostly tangentially arranged in a thin walled parenchymatic tissue.

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