Poaceae
Elymus

Elymus karakabinicus Kotukhov

First published in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 77(6): 89 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Asia to Mongolia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose; clumped densely. Culms 70-100 cm long. Culm-internodes distally glabrous. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blades 4-8 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface glabrous, or pilose; sparsely hairy; hairy adaxially.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence composed of racemes. Racemes 1; single; straight; bilateral; 9-15 cm long. Rhachis flattened; scabrous on margins. Spikelet packing broadside to rhachis; crowded. Rhachis internodes linear. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets sessile.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 3-5 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets elliptic to oblong; laterally compressed; 9-15 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes glabrous. Floret callus pilose.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 3-5 fertile florets; with diminished florets at the apex. Spikelets elliptic to oblong; laterally compressed; 9-15 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Rhachilla internodes glabrous. Floret callus pilose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; shorter than spikelet. Lower glume lanceolate; 6-7.5 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; coriaceous; without keels; 3-6 -veined. Lower glume surface scabrous; rough on veins. Lower glume apex acute; awned; 1 -awned. Lower glume awn 2-3 mm long. Upper glume lanceolate; 6-7.5 mm long; 0.75 length of adjacent fertile lemma; coriaceous; without keels; 3-6 -veined. Upper glume surface scabrous; rough above. Upper glume apex acuminate; awned; 1 -awned. Upper glume awn 2-3 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma lanceolate; 8-10 mm long; coriaceous; 5 -veined. Lemma surface smooth, or scaberulous; rough on veins. Lemma apex acute; muticous. Palea 1 length of lemma. Palea keels ciliolate. Apical sterile florets resembling fertile though underdeveloped.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Anthers 3; 2 mm long.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: Siberia.
Reference
Triticeae. Kotuchov 2006.
[GB]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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