大穗早熟禾 da sui zao shu he

Poa grandispica Keng ex L. Liu.

Ligule 3–5(–5.5) mm. Panicle branches with spikelets in distal 1/2 or crowded from base. Spikelets 6–10 mm.

* Grassy places on sunny slopes; 1000–3200 m. Hebei, Henan, Sichuan, Shanxi.

Among the varieties of Poa sphondylodes this variety most closely resembles var. macerrima, but differs from them all in being more robust and in its longer spikelets, to 10 mm. It is quite rare, with sporadic occurrence, and has probably arisen independently in different areas. The type of P. grandispica seems to belong here.