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Morphology

H, 10 - 30cm

Ecology

mountain and subalpine maccia

Chorology

European

Xylem

The structure is very variabe. Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels solitary and in small groups arranged in tangential and diagonal patterns, simple perforations, vessel diameter 30 – 40µm, round and slightly scalariform intervessel pits, fibers thick-walled fiber, parenchyma vasicentric and apotracheal rays with 1-3 cells in width, heterocellular with many square and upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, tangentially arranged more or less dense bands of sclerenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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