Poaceae

E. hispidus (Opiz) Melderis in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76:380(1978).
Perennial with often long-creeping rhizomes. Stems 40-80 cm, usually glabrous, sometimes densely and minutely pubescent on nodes. Leaves 2-6 mm broad, usually flat, glaucous-green, closely and rather prominently veined, with conspicuous marginal veins, scabrid, often also sparsely long-pilose on upper surface, usually glabrous beneath; sheaths usually long-ciliate. Spike 10-20 cm, erect, rather dense to lax; rachis spinulose-ciliate on main angles. Spikelets with 4-6 florets, compressed laterally. Glumes 5-8.5 mm, subequal, oblong or lanceolate-oblong, usually 5-veined, scabrid on keel towards apex, usually obtuse or obliquely truncate to truncate, with small triangular point or mucro at apex, sometimes subacute. Lemma 8-11 mm, keeled at apex, usually obtuse or mucronate. Palea ciliate on keels.
1. Spikelets glabrous subsp. hispidus
1. Spikelets pubescent
  2. Glumes usually glabrous; lemmas ciliate along margins subsp. podpyerae
  2. Glumes and lemmas ± densely pilose
   3. Lemmas obtuse or mucronate subsp. barbulatus
   3. Lemma With awn to 8 mm; glumes usually subacute subsp. pulcherrimus
subsp. podpyerae (Nâb.) Melderis in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 42:78 (1984). Syn: Agropyron podperae Nâb. in Publ. Fac. Sci. Univ. Masaryk Brno 111:24, f. 9 (1929)! A. ciliatiflorum Roshev. apud Kq'ie in Beitr. Fl. S.W.-Irans 1:52, f. H(1945)! Map 40. Fl. 6-8. Eroded slopes, steppe, dry banks, Quercus scrub, 1500-2600 m.
Type: [Turkey C9 Siirt] Kurdist. Turc, distr. Ramôran: mons Mirgamira ad pagum Sernach (Şirnak) ad orientem ab oppido S'ert, inter frutices quer-cuum, c. 1500 m, 24 vii 1910, Nâbelek 3313 (holo. BRA!).
Inner & S.E. Anatolia. A7 Gümüşane: Boejukdere (Büyükdere), above Artabeir (Ertabil), 21 vii 1894, Sint.! A9 Çoruh: 26 km E. of Demirkent, 2100 m, Sorger 81-81-41! Kars: d. Kağizman, valley of Ach-Öay (Ak çay) by Novo-Nikolajevka, Woronow 12556! B6 Maraş: d. Göksun, Hobek Da., 1700 m, D. 20170! B9 Ağri: 45 km W. of Ağri towards Horasan, Rech. 14986! B10 Kars: 6 km S. of Iğdir towards Doğubayazit, 1720 m, Kyôto Univ. Exped.7-8-2-F! C2 Antalya: pass above Elmali, 1700 m, vi-vii 1970, Contandr. et al.! C6 Maraş: Ahir Da., 15 vii 1865, Hausskn. (syntype of Agropyron aucheri Boiss.)! C9 Hakkari: Elkiyayla Da. at top of Morinos De., 2000 m, D. 45330! C1O Hakkari: Ispiriz Da., 2600 m, D. 23729! Iran, Iraq. Ir.-Tur. element.