Morphology

c 20-40 cm

Ecology

mediterranean meadow

Chorology

SW-european

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, vessels in reticulate patterns, simple perforations, vessel diameter 50 – 80µm, with helical thickenings, with round and scalariform intervessel pits, with vestured intervessel pits, fibers thick-walled, parenchyma vasicentric, apotracheal in aggregates and terminal, ray width 3-5cells, with heterocellular with a few square cells..

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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