Morphology

H, 10 - 40cm

Ecology

hill and mountain dry medow

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, thick-walled, simple perforation, alternating intervessel pits, vessel diameter 15-30 µm, fibers thick-walled in groups, parenchyma paratracheal and marginal, rays absent. Vascular bundle form remaining, rays with prismatic crystal in axial chambers.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform cortex, with a few prismatic crystals, multilayered periderm with regular arranged cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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