Morphology

N , 100-300cm

Ecology

hill and mountain meadow

Chorology

North America

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse and semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, simple perforation, vessel diameter 30-40 µm, thin helical thickenings, fibers with large pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma apotracheal, rays biseriate, homocellular with prostrate cells and heterocellular with one row of upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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