Morphology

H, 10 - 30cm

Ecology

hill and mountain dry meadow

Xylem

Distinct rings, ring porous to semi-ring-porous, vessels mostly in groups vessels thick-walled, simple perforations, round and scalariform intervessel pits, vessel diameter 40-70 µm, parenchyma paratracheal, pervasive and marginal, ray width 4-12 cells, homocellular, prostrate cells, ray cells unlignified, crystals absent.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, tangential rows of sclerenchyma cells, crystals absent.

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