Morphology

H, 20-50 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, moist site

Chorology

Eurasian

Xylem

Indistinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels in groups, in radial multiples, vessel diameter 20 ¿ 50µm, vessel frequency 100-200 mm2, simple perforations, siphonostele consisting on single vascular bundles, fibers thin to thick-walled, in groups, pervasive and paratracheal parenchyma, ray width 3->10 cells, exclusively square and upright ray cells, with crystal druses in the rays.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Distinct ray dilatations, smallgroups of sclereids in the cortex, with crystal druses, with aerenchym.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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