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627422 Carex delicata

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2011-07-25
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	50.307222222°
Longitude	87.646111111°
Altitude	1342
Habitat	Saline meadow with Glaux maritima, Halerpestes salsuginosa and Cirsium esculentum, grazed by horses

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section triangular. Outline wavy. Culm center with net-like parenchyma cells (aerenchyma). Recognizable epidermis cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) conic. Large vascular bundles in one row. Vascular bundles integrat

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline smooth. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. Upper epidermis cells in one row. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to both sides of the leaf.