Elymus hispidus
Elymus hispidus
Ssp barbulatus: Ilamuk; Ssp hispidus: Elimotu; Ssp podperae: Gavur elimotu; Ssp pulcherrimus: Hoş elimotu
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
