Morphology

H, 5 - 10 cm

Ecology

subalpine and alpine meadow

Chorology

W-Alpine

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring-porous, solitary, thick-walled vessels, simple perforations, earlywood vessel diameter 40-50µm, round and scalariform intervessel-pits, fibers absent parenchyma pervasive, ray width 3-6 cells, unlignified, homocellular with square and upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With ray dilatations, radial rows of sieve-tubes.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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