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587932 Poa versicolor ssp stepposa

First Collector	Lustyk,P.
Collection Date	2005-08-03
Country	Russian Federation
Province	Altay
Latitude	50.144138889°
Longitude	88.332361111°
Altitude	1873
Habitat	Shrubs on moving scree on a steep SW facing slope; vegetation dominated by Lonicera microphylla and Juniperus sabina

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 wavy. 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 the lower side of the leaf.