Morphology

N 80-200 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain meadow

Chorology

E-European W-Asian

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitaryand in radial , simple perforation, vessel diameter 40-50µm, with helical thickenings, fibers with large pits, fibers thick-walled, with tension wood, parenchyma apotracheal, rays uni seriate and 2-3-seriate, heterocellular with prostrate and many upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With phloem and a few larger parenchyma cells, sclerenchyma cells in irregular tangential rows, with crystal druses, multilayered periderm with regular arranged cells, mostly compressed.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
 
Tangential section
 
Bark
  

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