Morphology

H, 10-20cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

S-Europ.

Xylem

Bulb. No secondary growth, vessels in groups, vessel diameter <20 µm, vessels with simple perforations and small scalariform pits, fibers absent, parenchyma pervasive, few small vascular bundles in a parenchymatic tissue.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Simple construction of the cortex. Sometimes with indistinct groups of sieve cells.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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Radial section
 
Bark
 

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