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Poa smirnovii Roshev. - Smirnov's bluegrass.
Taxonomical position.
Family Poaceae Benth, Genus Poa L.Morphology and biology.
Long-term cereal. The plant forms small, friable tussocks and numerous, creeping rhizomes. Stalks reach heights of 25-40 cm and are smooth. Leaves soft, flat, 3-4 mm in width. Panicle pyramidal, 5-8 cm in length, with smooth branchlets. The bottom floral scales have well-expressed veins; the bottom veins are pubescent. Blossoms in July-August. Anemophilous; apomictic. 2n=42, about 70.Distribution.
Occurs in the Southeast of Western Siberia, Eastern Siberia, and Mongolia.Ecology.
Occurs in alpine meadows and on stony and rubble slopes.Use and economic value.
Fodder plant.Literature cited:
Malyshev L.I., Peshkova G.A., eds. 1990. Flora of Siberia. Vol. 2. Poaceae (Gramineae). Novosibirsk: Nauka, 361 pages.Malyshev L.I., Peshkova G.A., eds. 1979. Flora of Central Siberia. Vol. 1. Onocleaceae-Saxifragaceae. Novosibirsk: Nauka, 431 pages.
Tzvelev N.N. 1976. Cereals of the USSR. Leningrad: Nauka, 788 pages.