Deyeuxia chalybaea

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short. Culms erect; 60–150 cm long; 4 -noded. Culm-internodes smooth. Leaf-sheath oral hairs ciliate. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3–5 mm long; lacerate. Leaf-blades 20–30 cm long; 4–12 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation indistinct. Leaf-blade surface scabrous; rough adaxially.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle. Peduncle scaberulous above.

Panicle open; linear; 10–25 cm long. Primary panicle branches bearing spikelets almost to the base. Panicle branches scaberulous.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 3–4 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus bearded. Floret callus hairs 0.75 length of lemma.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma. Lower glume ovate; 3–4 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; purple; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface scabrous. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume ovate; 1.3 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; purple; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume surface scabrous. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; 2.5–3 mm long; membranous; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma surface asperulous. Lemma apex dentate; 2 -fid; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn dorsal; arising 0–0.1 way up back of lemma; geniculate; 2.5–3 mm long overall; with twisted column. Palea 1 length of lemma. Rhachilla extension 0.5 mm long; pilose.

FLOWER Lodicules 2. Anthers 3; 1.5 mm long; indehiscent. Stigmas 2.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum punctiform. Disseminule comprising a floret.

DISTRIBUTION Europe: northern and eastern. Asia-temperate: Siberia.

NOTES Aveneae. Fl Eur 1995.

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