Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00105176 Festuca saximontana

First Collector	M. Licher
Collection Date	2012-08-21
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	33.920361
Longitude	-109.439582999999999
Altitude	2770
Habitat	White Mts. Basin Lake

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 smooth. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. Epdermis lignified. Epidermis with papillae. Epidermis with spikes. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to both sides of the leaf.