Monocots - Database of anatomical images

623850 Carex vesicaria

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2011-08-04
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	50.232566667°
Longitude	87.788716667°
Altitude	1463
Habitat	Willow scrub with Carex cespitosa in a floodplain

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section triangular. Outline wavy. Culm center with net-like parenchyma cells (aerenchyma). No visual difference between epidermis cells and sclerenchyma cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) rectangular. Large vascular

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline wavy. 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.