Editing Meristem (section)

===Intercalary meristem{{anchor|intercalary}}===
In angiosperms, intercalary (sometimes called basal) meristems occur in [[monocot]] (in particular, [[Poaceae|grass]]) stems at the base of nodes and leaf blades. [[Horsetails]] and ''[[Welwitschia]]'' also exhibit intercalary growth. Intercalary meristems are capable of cell division, and they allow for rapid growth and regrowth of many monocots. Intercalary meristems at the nodes of bamboo allow for rapid stem elongation, while those at the base of most grass leaf blades allow damaged leaves to rapidly regrow. This leaf regrowth in grasses evolved in response to damage by grazing herbivores and/or wildfires.