Let $mathcal{A}_p$ be the mod $p$ Steenrod algebra, where $p$ is an odd prime, and let $mathcal{A}$ be the subalgebra $mathcal{A}$ of $mathcal{A}_p$ generated by the Steenrod $p$th powers. We generalize the $X$-basis in $mathcal{A}$ to $mathcal{A}_p$.
