巴塔以礼草(原变种) ba ta yi li cao (yuan bian zhong)

Triticum batalinii Krasnov, Bot. Zap. 2: 21. 1887–1888 ["batalini"]; Agropyron argenteum (Nevski) Pavlov; A. batalinii (Krasnov) Roshevitz; Elymus batalinii (Krasnov) A. Löve; Elytrigia argentea Nevski; E. batalinii (Krasnov) Nevski.

Culms 20–40 cm tall. Leaf sheath glabrous, rarely pubescent or margin ciliate. Spike rachis glabrous or puberulent. Anthers yellow, ca. 4 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Sep. 2n = 42.

Mountain slope grasslands; 2100–3500 m. Xinjiang (Kunlun Shan, Tian Shan), Xizang [Mongolia, Russia].