@article{article_280951, title={BASIC ANATOMICAL PROPERTIES of Ammannia auriculata var. arenaria (LYTHRACEAE)}, journal={Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences}, volume={17}, pages={111–115}, year={2016}, author={Aybeke, Mehmet}, keywords={Rice,field weeds,aquatic plant,eared redstem}, abstract={This study was performed in order to define some anatomical characteristics of <em>Ammannia auriculata </em> Willd. var. <em>arenaria </em> (Kunth) Koehne (Lythraceae) to ensure a proper identification of the species and prevent confusion with other plants. Roots, leaves and stems of the plants were fixed in Formalin-Aceto-Alcohol (FAA), stained with various dyes, examined under a microscope and their photos were taken. The microscopic investigations of the plant parts revealed that <strong>1) </strong> the leaf anatomy showed partly mezophyte character, the stem and roots beared aquatic characters with a wide aeranchymatic cortex and <strong>2 </strong>) thick lignified secondary xylem tissue in the roots and stems were located outwards of the stele. The results were compared with those of similar studies.}, number={2}, publisher={Trakya University}