Morphology

N, 100-300cm

Ecology

hill and mountain

Chorology

N-America

Xylem

Distinct rings, diffuse-porous, vessels solitary and in groups, scalariform perforations with 10-15 bars, intervessel pits rarely scalariform and mostly round, vessel diameter 30-50 µm, vessel frequency 200 - 300 mm2, fibers with large pits, fibers thin-walled, parenchyma not to recognize, rays uniseriate, homocellular with upright cells and 4-6 seriate homocellular with with prostrate and upright cells.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Slide missing

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Tangential section
 
Radial section
 

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