Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00111174 Piptatherum micrantum

First Collector	R. Crawford
Collection Date	2012-10-27
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	35.959105999999998
Longitude	-111.671429000000003
Altitude	1568
Habitat	Little Colorado River Gorge, SW Rim

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline wavy. 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 sclerenchym

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline with rips. Upper epidermis cells in one row. Vascular bundles centered between the upper and lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to both sides of the leaf.