ASC00072065 Distichlis spicata
First Collector | G. Rink |
Collection Date | 2001-07-19 |
Country | USA |
Province | Arizona |
Latitude | 36.150849999999998 |
Longitude | -109.472819999999999 |
Altitude | 1725 |
Habitat | Bear Trail, Lower Canyon del Muerto |
Anatomical description of culm
Cross-section round. Outline smooth. Culm center filled. 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 with rips. Upper and lower epidermis cells of equal size and shape. 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.