Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00110991 Eragrostis mexicana

First Collector	R. Crawford
Collection Date	2012-08-21
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	36.006689999999999
Longitude	-111.665075000000002
Altitude	1640
Habitat	Little Colorado River Gorge,

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline wavy. Culm center filled. 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 sclerenchym

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline smooth. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to both sides of the leaf.