Monocots - Database of anatomical images

627426 Carex pediformis

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2011-08-02
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	49.625733333°
Longitude	87.656716667°
Altitude	2001
Habitat	Hemiboreal forest with Larix sibirica and Lonicera altaica on a boulder accumulation in a creek floodplain

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section triangular. Outline with rips. Culm center with net-like parenchyma cells (aerenchyma). Epidermis with papillae. Recognizable epidermis cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) rectangular. Large vascular bundles i

Anatomical description of leaf

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