Morphology

H, 30-60cm

Ecology

Hill and mountaine zone, dry site

Chorology

S-European

Xylem

Distinct rings, semi-ring porous, vessels solitary and in small groups, vessel diameter 20 - 50µ, vessels thick walled (2µ), parenchyma paratracheal and thin walled parenchyma between vessels, intra-annual tangential bands of fibers, rayless, crystal druses in parenchyma.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Uniform anatomy, sieve elements and parenchyma in radial rows, crystal druses in phloem and cortex.

Remarks

Orsière, 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