Morphology

H, 50-100 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain, moist meadow

Chorology

Eurasian

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitaryin irregular and radial groups, simple perforation, vessel diameter 20-30 µm, fibers thin-to thick-walled, parenchyma apotracheal, vascular bundles remaining, rays very large, homocellular with square and upright cells. With crystal druses in rays

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

With tangential arranged groups of sieve tubes and collapsed sieve tubes, With many small crystal druses.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
  
Tangential section
 
Bark
 

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