Poaceae

S. ehrenbergiana Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stip. 75 (1842). Syn: S. tauri-cola Celak. in Öst. Bot. Zeitschr. 33:349 (1883)! S. barbata sensu Boiss., Fl. Or. 5:503 (1883) p.p. non Desf. (1798); S. armeniaca P. Smirnov in Fl. URSS 2:740 (1934)! S. froedinii Melderis in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 11(5):53 (1952)! Figure 25. Map 104.
Similar to S. arabica, but with sheaths mostly shorter than internodes; leaf blades smooth and glabrous; glumes usually longer (to 5.5 cm); lemmas with a dense median row of spreading hairs. Fl. 4-8. Mountain slopes, limestone scree, 400-2500 m.
Type: Syria, Ehrenberg (holo. LE!).
N., S. & Inner Anatolia. A5 Çorum: Yazilikaya, A. Baytop (ISTE 1524)! A7 Gümüşane: nr Kursul, Sint. 1894:5776! A9 Kars: d. Kağizman, Araxes (Aras) valley, Woronow 12588 (type of S. armeniaca)! B5 Yozgat: Çayiralan, Ekim 5465 & Düzenli! B6 Sivas: 10 km S. of Gürün, Gök Pinar, 1800 m, Sorger 71-50-29! B7 Diyarbakir: 2 km from Çüngüş to Karakaya baraji, 1050 m, Kit-Tan 1810! B8 Bitlis: 3-5 km N. of Baykan, 1100 m, D. 43161! B9 Bitlis: Bitlis valley 6 km S. of Bitlis, 1450 m, Frödin 1939:30 (type of S. froedinii)! C3 Isparta: Davras Da., above Savköyü, A. Baytop (ISTE 9632)! C4 Konya: 20 km W. of Konya, 1250 m, Sorger 62-62-55! C5 Içel: Taurus mts., Kotschy 227 (type of S. tauricola)! C6 Hatay: S. of Koyunmeletdezi çeşmesi, 2000 m, Buttler & Erben 17875! C7 Adiyaman: W. of Eski Kahta, Sorger 80-22-12! C8 Mardin: 15 km N. of Mardin, 1000 m, Hub.-Mor. 14087! C10 Hakkari: Sat Da., between Yüksekova and Varegöz, 2000 m, D. 45645! W. Syria, Syrian Desert, N. Iraq, W. & N.W. Iran, Transcaucasia. Ir.-Tur. element. Distribution imperfectly known. Resembling S. arabica and often mistaken for it, but a distinct species throughout its range. Type material of S. froedinii consists of rather weak and small-flowered individuals; the supposed affinity to S. daghestanica (Westb.) Grossh., indicated by Melderis (op. cit., 1952), is somewhat misleading.