The anomalous secondary wood of Atriplex confertifolia stems consists of vascular strands of xylem, phloem, and parenchyma embedded in fiberous conjunctive tissue. The included parenchyma contains chloroplasts and is capable of photosynthesis, as measured by 14CO2 uptake by wood in the light. Published in American Journal of Botany, volume 61, issue 5, on pages 444 - 448, in 1974.
