Morphology

H, 10 - 40cm

Ecology

hill and mountain dry medow

Chorology

S-European mountain

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse and semi-ring porous, vessels solitary, simple perforation, vessel diameter 15-40 µm, fibers with large pits, fibers thin-to thick-walled, parenchyma apotracheal and pervasive, rays uniseriate and multiseriate, all cells upright, vascular bundle form remaining, with prismatic crystals.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Sieve tubes and parenchyma in tangential layers, sieve tubes later compressed, a few isolates sclerenchyma cells, with prismatic crystals, multilayered periderm with regular arranged cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
   
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
 

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