Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00099253 Phalaris arundinacea

First Collector	M. Nazaire
Collection Date	2006-07-13
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	36.360990000000001
Longitude	-113.250010000000003
Altitude	2100
Habitat	Mt. Trumbull, Death Valley Creek

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline smooth. Culm center hollow. Recognizable epidermis cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) rectangular. Large vascular bundles in one row. Vascular bundles integrated in peripheral stabilisation str

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline wavy. 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 both sides of the leaf.