Deyeuxia alaica

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes elongated. Culms geniculately ascending; 30–65 cm long; 3 -noded. Lateral branches lacking. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3–5 mm long. Leaf-blades 20–40 cm long; 1.5–5 mm wide; glaucous. Leaf-blade surface scabrous.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle contracted, or spiciform; linear, or lanceolate; interrupted; 4–7 cm long.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; with a barren rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate; laterally compressed; 5–6 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 lanceolate; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acuminate. Upper glume lanceolate; 1.2–1.5 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 3 -veined. Upper glume apex acuminate.

FLORETS Fertile lemma lanceolate; 4 mm long; membranous; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma apex dentate; 2 -fid; awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn dorsal; arising 0.25 way up back of lemma; geniculate; 6–8 mm long overall; with a straight or slightly twisted column. Rhachilla extension 1 mm long; pilose; with 3 mm long hairs.

FLOWER Lodicules 2. Anthers 3. Stigmas 2.

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

DISTRIBUTION Asia-temperate: Soviet Middle Asia and China.

NOTES Aveneae. Fl USSR 1995.

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