Relatives
Poa sobolevskiana Gudoschn. - Sobolevskaya's bluegrass.
Taxonomical position.
Family Poaceae Benth, Genus Poa L.Morphology and biology.
Long-term cereal. The plant forms creeping rhizomes. Stalks reach heights of 10-45 cm; vegetative shoots rise arcuately. Leaves usually grouped lengthways; individual leaves 1-3 mm in width. Ligulas of the top leaves are 2-3 mm in length. Panicle oblong, with smooth branchlets. Spikelets 5-6 mm in length. The bottom floral scales are pubescent on veins. Blossoms in June. Anemophilous; apomictic. 2n =?.Distribution.
Endemic to Eastern Siberia.Ecology.
Occurs in damp coastal meadows, in sands and among pebbles.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.Tzvelev N.N. 1976. Cereals of the USSR. Leningrad: Nauka, 788 pages.