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Morphology

H, 10-40 cm

Ecology

hill and mountain zone, medium site

Chorology

European

Xylem

Distinct rings, indistinct remaining vascular bundles, semi-ring porous, vessels in long radial multiples, earlywood vessel diameter 40-70 µm, simple perforations, locally with fine spiral thickenings, fibers with small pits, marginal groups at the external side of each xylem of the vascular bundle, round intervascular pits, parenchyma apotracheal, paratracheal and marginal, vascular bundles often with indistinct secondary rays, very large rays between the bundles. Rays with small and large cells, rays often confluent to the fiber tissue. Keilwuchs.

Xylem-Code

See annex

Phloem

Phloem with groups of sieve cells, distinct ray dilatations.

Explanations

For explanations please see the Feature Characteristics.

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

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