守良披碱草 shou liang pi jian cao

Roegneria shouliangiae L. B. Cai, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 35: 161. 1997.

Culms erect, 60–70 cm tall, 2–3 mm in diam., ca. 4-noded. Leaf sheath glabrous; ligule ca. 0.3 mm, apex truncate; leaf blade flat, 9–17 × 0.3–0.6 cm, rigid, both surfaces glabrous or adaxial surface scabrous. Spike lax, 16–19 cm; rachis glabrous, but margin scabrous; internodes 15–23 mm. Spikelets 1 per node, 2.6–3.2 cm excluding awns, with 8–10 florets; rachilla internodes puberulent. Glumes lanceolate, glabrous; proximal glume 7–8 mm, 3- or 4-veined, apex acuminate; distal glume 8–9 mm, 5–7-veined, apex with awn 2–5 mm. Lemma lanceolate, smooth, glabrous; first lemma 11–12 mm; awn recurved, robust, 3.5–4 cm. Palea subequaling lemma, scabrous or spinescent along keels, glabrous between keels, apex truncate. Anthers brown, 4–5 mm. Ovary obovate, apex pubescent. Fl. and fr. Jul.

* River banks; ca. 2800 m. Xizang (Gyirong)