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How would you microscopically distinguish a eudicot stem from a monocot stem?

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How would you microscopically distinguish a eudicot stem from a monocot stem?

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  1. Monocot stem has atactostelic cylinder while dicot has eustelic cylinder. Monocot stem has no define pith and cortex that it typical to a dicot stem.


  2. 1) Monocot stem = Vascular bundles are SCATTERED in the ground tissue with NO pith .

    Vascular bundles are CLOSED  as there is NO cambium .

    click on the link for a good image =http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100...

    2 ) Eudicot stem= Vascular bundles are arranged in a ring around a central pith .

    Vascular bundles are OPEN as there is cambium within .

    click on the link below for a good image ===

    http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/web...

    http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/ecotree/trun...

    From = A Botanist
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