Morphology

Z, 30-50 cm

Ecology

mediterranean meadow

Chorology

SW-European

Xylem

Indistinct rings, vessels in small groups tangentially arranged, simple perforations, vessel diameter 40-50µm, with vestured intervessel pits, round intervessel-pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric , apotracheal in tangential aggregates, ray width 2-4 cells, homocellular with square cells. With many prismatic crystals in the rays

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 

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