Monocots - Database of anatomical images

653887 Carex physodes

First Collector	Danihelka,J.
Collection Date	2014-07-05
Country	Kazakhstan
Province	Zhambyl
Latitude	45.496388889°
Longitude	73.494111111°
Altitude	430
Habitat	Artemisia-Amaranthaceae desert

Anatomical description of culm

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

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline wavy. Upper epidermis cells in several rows. Vascular bundles near the lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf.