Poa remota

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Stolons absent, or present. Culms 30–40 cm long. Culm-internodes elliptical in section. Lateral branches lacking. Leaves mostly basal. Leaf-sheaths antrorsely scabrous; glabrous on surface. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2–3 mm long; truncate, or obtuse. Leaf-blades 3–4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade apex abruptly acute; hooded.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle. Peduncle scaberulous above.

Panicle open; ovate; 16 cm long. Primary panicle branches drooping; 2 -nate; bearing 1 fertile spikelets on each lower branch. Panicle branches scabrous.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 2 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets oblong; laterally compressed; 4–5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes smooth. Floret callus sparsely hairy.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; 3 mm long; 0.9–1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scabrous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume surface asperulous; rough on veins. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume elliptic; 3 mm long; 0.75–1 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scabrous. Upper glume surface asperulous; rough on veins. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma oblong; elliptic in profile; 3–4 mm long; membranous; much thinner above; keeled; 5 -veined. Lemma surface scaberulous; rough on veins; puberulous; hairy on veins. Lemma apex obtuse. Palea keels scabrous; adorned above.

FLOWER Lodicules 2; membranous. Anthers 3; 0.6 mm long.

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum punctiform.

DISTRIBUTION Europe: northern, central, southeastern, and eastern. Asia-temperate: Siberia, Soviet Middle Asia, Caucasus, and China.

NOTES Poeae. Edgar 1995.

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