part_of part of part of leaf base non-vascular leaf native plant cell alar cell 2011-04-28T08:50:00Z A native plant cell (PO:0025606) located at the base of a non-vascular leaf (PO:0025075) adjacent to where the leaf attaches to the stem (PO:0009047). Found in mosses. Alar cells occur in an area at the base of a leaf that may be triangular, ovate or rectangular and is sometimes called the alar region. They are different in size, shape, color, thickness, or ornamentation from other cells in the leaf. PO:0030057 PO_GIT:329 c&#233lula alar (Spanish, exact) plant_anatomy rwalls 翼細胞 (Japanese, exact)