Poa austrouralensis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose; clumped loosely. Culms geniculately ascending; 40–100 cm long; with 0.5 of their length below uppermost node. Culm-internodes distally pubescent. Leaves mostly basal. Leaf-sheaths smooth, or scaberulous. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.7–1.3 mm long. Leaf-blades 2–5 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scabrous.

INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence a panicle.

Panicle open; ovate; loose; 10–15 cm long. Panicle branches scabrous.

Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.

FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising (1–)2(–3) fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets oblong, or ovate; laterally compressed; 3.5–4 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes glabrous. Floret callus pilose.

GLUMES Glumes persistent; similar; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; 3–3.7 mm long; membranous; 1-keeled. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 3–3.7 mm long; membranous; 1-keeled. Upper glume apex acute.

FLORETS Fertile lemma ovate; 3.4–3.7 mm long; membranous; keeled; 5 -veined. Lemma surface puberulous; hairy on veins. Lemma apex acute. Palea keels scaberulous. Apical sterile florets resembling fertile though underdeveloped.

FLOWER Anthers 3.

DISTRIBUTION Europe: eastern.

NOTES Poeae. Tzvelev 2011.

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