Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00065117 Bromus inermis

First Collector	M. Hansen
Collection Date	1998-06-30
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	35.06588
Longitude	-109.77928
Altitude	1660
Habitat	Petrified Forest

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline smooth. Culm center hollow. No visual difference between epidermis cells and sclerenchyma cells. Continuous peripheral sclerenchymatic belt. Large vascular bundles in one row. Small vascular bundles integrated in the sclerench

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline with rips. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. Epidermis with hairs. Vascular bundles near the upper side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf.