Monocots - Database of anatomical images

653903 Carex songorica

First Collector	Hájek,M.
Collection Date	2014-07-10
Country	Kazakhstan
Province	Almaty
Latitude	43.005833333°
Longitude	76.619305556°
Altitude	1975
Habitat	Creek-edge vegetation with Glyceria plicata

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section triangular. Outline wavy. Culm center filled. Recognizable epidermis cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) rectangular. Large vascular bundles in one row. Vascular bundles integrated in peripheral stabilisation

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline smooth. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. Upper epidermis cells in one row. Vascular bundles near the lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf. Large cavities.