Psathyrostachys fragilis
Psathyrostachys fragilis
Ssp artvinensis: Artvin arpası; Ssp secaliformis: Çavdar arpası; Ssp villosa: Tüylü arpa
Stems to 60 cm, covered with remains of old; fibrous leaf sheaths at base. Leaf blades 1-2 mm broad, convolute. Spike 6-9 cm, pale yellow. Spikelets with 2 florets, lower hermaphrodite and upper rudimentary or sterile. Glumes 3.5-5.5 cm, spreading. Lemma of lower floret 10-13 mm, usually scabrid or hirsute at apex, with curved awn 4-5.5 cm. Fl. 6-9. Stony slopes in steppe, rocky gullies, usually on calcareous soil, 1500-3100 m.
Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan. Ir.-Tur. element.
