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623926 Helictotrichon altaicum

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2011-07-28
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	49.522550000°
Longitude	88.021700000°
Altitude	2306
Habitat	Steppe with Carex pediformis and Carex obtusata on a gentle S-facing slope, grazed

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline smooth. Culm center hollow. No visual difference between epidermis cells and sclerenchyma cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) conic. Vascular bundles integrated in peripheral stabilisation struc

Anatomical description of leaf

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