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Asarum europaeum L.

Aristolochiaceae

Morphology

H, 5-10 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

Eurosibirean

Xylem

Rings absent, vessels solitary, vessel diameter 20-30mµ, vessels thick walled (2mµ), simple perforation, scalariform intervessel pitting, fibers absent, pervasive parenchyma, vascular bundle form remaining, rays absent, with few small irregularly formed crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Simple structured phloem. Cortex consists on large round parenchymatic cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics Volume 1.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
  
Bark
 

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

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