Morphology

T, H, 15 - 40 cm

Ecology

Hill and mountaine zone, dry site

Chorology

N- American, subcosmopolitean

Xylem

Only one ring, vessels solitary, in groups, in radial multiples, tangential rows of vessels, simple perforations, tangential bands with thick walled fibers, paratracheal parenchyma, rayless.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

No tangential layers of collapsed sieve cells, groups of sclereids in cortex. 2.1.6.

Remarks

Brig, Valais, Switzerland

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

Cross section
    
Tangential section
 
Radial section
 
Bark
  

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