A tubular covering around the base of a stem or around the lower part of an internode above the node; found in grasses.
Sheathing base
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 | Dawsoniidae (bryophyta) |
| Leaf (plant anatomy and morphology) |
| Hydrocharitaceae |
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- Dawsoniidae (bryophyta)
- Leaf (plant anatomy and morphology)
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Pleurozium schreberi
