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Poa mariae Reverdatto, Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Tomsk. Univ. 1933(3–4): 2. 1933; P. alpina Linnaeus var. saposhnikovii Sergievskaja.

Culms 1(–3) per clump, (5–)10–25(–33) cm tall. Leaf blade 1–5 cm × 2–4 mm, of tillers 2–11 cm. Panicle loosely contracted to slightly open, slightly lax, 2–6(–8) × 1.2–3 cm; branches ascending to weakly spreading, longest 1.2–2.5(–4.5) cm. Callus hairs moderately dense. Fl. and fr. Jul–Aug.

Alpine shady grassy areas, open gravelly slopes, riversides; ca. 3300 m. Xinjiang (Altay Shan, Tian Shan) [Russia (Siberia)].