Monocots - Database of anatomical images

ASC00100739 Poa compressa

First Collector	M. Licher
Collection Date	2009-08-08
Country	USA
Province	Arizona
Latitude	35.352389000000002
Longitude	-111.737333000000007
Altitude	2000
Habitat	Hart Prairie, San Francisco Peaks

Anatomical description of culm

Cross-section round. Outline smooth. Culm center filled. Recognizable epidermis cells. Peripheral sclerenchymatic stabilisation structure (girders) rectangular. Large vascular bundles in 2-3 rows. Solitary large vascular bundles. Vascular bundles integrat

Anatomical description of leaf

Outline smooth. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. Upper epidermis cells in one row. Epdermis lignified. Vascular bundles near the lower side of the leaf. Girders extending from the vascular bundle to the lower side of the leaf. Larg