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Morphology

H, 10 - 40cm

Ecology

ruderal hill zone Alps

Chorology

subcosmopolitean

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary and in long radial files, simple perforation, scalariform intervessel pits, vessel diameter 20 - 50µm, fibers absent, pervasive parenchyma, rays thin-walled, 5-10 cells, confluent with axial parenchyma,

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem uniform structured, with ray dilatation. Crystals absent in the bark. Pith with large irregular druse-like crystals.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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