Monocots - Database of anatomical images

582137 Poa alpina

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2005-08-05
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	50.089972222°
Longitude	87.785277778°
Altitude	2080
Habitat	River floodplain with initial vegetation on alluvial gravel sediments with Larix sibirica, Betula rotundifolia, Dryas oxyodonta and Salix spp.

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 epidermis cells in one row. Vascular bundles near the upper side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf.