Distribution: South-eastern Russia and western Siberia. Siibspec. barabensis has 

 previouslj' been found only on dry steppes at Baraba in western Siberia. 



Dactylis glonierata L. Spec. PL ed. II (1762) p. 105; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, p. 104; 

 Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PI. Fl. Alt. no. 928; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 368; KpLi.i. <t}j. Ajt. 

 VII (1914) p. 1644. 



Scattered in dry meadows and in thickets on the islets in the nvers Yenisei and 

 Abakan, in dry brush-wood at Kushabar, near Ust Algiac, at Ust Sisti-kem, and Ust 

 Tara-kem. The specimens gathered are distinguished by completely glabrous sheaths. 

 The lower panicle-branches are comparatively long and spreading, thus giving the 

 panicle a pvramidical appearance. The glumes are generally furnished with rather long, 

 stiff hairs along the keel and the margin, whereby the specimens somewhat approach 

 /". ciliata Petehm. Fl. Lips. (1838) p. 80. Spikelets of a light yellowish-green, a charac- 

 ter which these specimens have in common with/. /?fu;e5ce/JsScHKOTER,D. B. G. X. (1892) 

 p. 132. Flowering in June and July. 



Distribution: Europe, temperate portions of Asia. North Africa, North America 

 (introduced). 



Poa altaica Tiin. in Mem. de I'Acad. de St. Petersb. Ser. VI, T. I, p. 382; Ledeb. Fl. 

 Alt. 1, p. 97; Karel. et Kiril. Enum. PL FL Alt. no. 920; Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 1320; 

 Ledeb. Fl. Ross. IV, p. 373: Kpbi.i. O-i. Ajt. VII (1914) p. 1657. 



In diy places, near Ust Sisti-kem. 



Distril)ution: South-western and middle Asia. 



Poa tianschanica (Regel) Hackel in OeAueiiKo, 'lu. IIumiiiiu (Act. HorL Peti^opol. 

 XXI, 1903) p. 441. Poa macrocalyx Traut et Mey. Floi-ula Ochotensis in Midd. Reise 

 p. 103 var. lianschanica Regel, Descr. PL Nov. Fasc. VIII (Act. HorL Petropol. VII, 1881) 

 p. 619. [Tab. Ill, Fig. 1]. 



This characteristic and fine species, hitherto known only from Turkestan and 

 Pamir (Fedschenko, 1. c), was collected by me in some places on the steppes about the 

 Lower Abakan. In full flower at the end of June. 



Distribution: Turkestan, Pamir, Siberia. 



Poa annua L. Spec. PL ed. II (1762) p. 99; Ledeb. FL Alt. I, p. 95; Turczan. Cat. 

 Baical. no. 1317; Ledeb. FL Ross. IV, p. 377; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1856, I) p. 40, 

 no. 1334; Kpbiji. (I>j. Ajt. VII (1914) p. 1649. 



Rather common in the regions explored, along road-sides, in court-yards, etc., in 

 settlements, and camps of gold-diggers in the Amyl taiga, where occurinng in a multitude 

 of different forms. A form with spikelets of a deep green occurring near Kushabar (f. 

 viridis Leijeune et Courtois, Comp. FL Belg. I (1828) p. 80), and another one with 

 broad, to 5 or 6 mm. broad leaves, in the Amyl taiga (f. lati folia). 



Distribution: The species occurs nearly all over the globe. 



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