Morphology

H, 10 - 30cm

Ecology

mediterranean ruderal, dry site

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels in long, radial multiples tangentially arranged, simple perforations, vessel diameter 30-50µm, with vestured intervessel pits, scalariform and round intervessel-pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric ,unlignified ray width 2-5 cells, homocellular with mostly square cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, isolated sclerenchyma cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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