Abstract
The current paper presents some characteristics of the anatomy of vegetative organs (adventive root and leaf ) of
Allium saxatile
M.
Bieb., a species rare in the Romanian flora, which have not been described before in the literature. Histo-anatomical studies performed on
Allium saxatile
plants sampled from three local populations identified in the Dobrogea area, complete already existing data from other
species of this genus, and represent the beginning of future studies on ecological anatomy, taxonomy and
ex situ
conservation strategies.
Some of the obtained results confirm data from literature, but additional observations have been made that show features not reported
previously for any specie of the
Allium
genus
, such as the presence of colenchymatized cells in the internal mesophyll at the lamina level;
or the presence, at sheath level, of epidermal cells with uniformly lignified and thick walls.
