Poa schischkinii

HABIT Perennial. Rhizomes elongated. Culms 25–70 cm long. Culm-internodes smooth. Lateral branches lacking. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blades 2.5–6 mm wide; stiff; grey-green.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open; ovate; effuse; 10–20 cm long. Panicle branches scaberulous; rough distally.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 3–7 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets oblong; laterally compressed; 6.5–8.5 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus glabrous.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; membranous; 1-keeled. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume ovate; membranous; 1-keeled. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma ovate; 3.5–5.5 mm long; membranous; keeled; 5 -veined. Lemma midvein ciliate. Lemma margins ciliate. Lemma apex acute. Palea keels scabrous. Apical sterile florets resembling fertile though underdeveloped.

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

FRUIT Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum punctiform.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: Siberia and China.

NOTES Poeae. Tsvelev 1995.

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