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Morphology

H, 5 - 10 cm

Ecology

subalpine and alpine meadow

Chorology

Alpine

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, solitary, thick-walled vessels, simple perforations, earlywood vessel diameter 40-70µm, round intervessel-pits, thick-walled fibers in groups, parenchyma mainly paratracheal vasicentric, ray width 2-4 cells, unlignified, homocellular with square and upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, radial rows of sieve-tubes and parenchyma.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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