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569245 Anthoxanthum alpinum

First Collector	Šmarda,P.
Collection Date	2003-07-31
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Krasnoyarskiy Kray
Latitude	52.506722222°
Longitude	92.039916667°
Altitude	1680
Habitat	Leeward place beyond a wind-swept ridge, among shrubs of Betula rotundifolia and Juniperus sibirica; common

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. Small vascular bundles integrated in the sclerenchymatic belt. Solitary large vascula

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline smooth. Upper epidermis cells in one row. Epdermis lignified. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf.