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623038 Achnatherum confusum

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2011-07-25
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	50.345966667°
Longitude	87.048366667°
Altitude	927
Habitat	Scrub on moderately stabilized scree on a steep ENE-facing slope; vegetation dominated by Spiraea trilobata and Artemisia santolinifolia

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 epidermis cells in several rows. Epdermis lignified. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf.