Poaceae

T. caput-medusae (L.) Nevski in Acta Univ. Asiae Med. ser. 8b (Bot.), 17:38 (1934). Syn: Elymus caput-medusae L., Sp. PL 1:84 (1753);Hordeum caput-medusae (L.) Cosson & Durieu, Expl. Sci. Alg. 2:198 (1856).
Stems 5-50 cm, glabrous. Leaf blades 2-5 mm broad, flat, convolute when dry, glabrous or scabrid, sparsely pilose on veins above and on margins, glab-rous beneath. Spike 2.5-5 cm (excl. awns). Glumes 2-3.5 cm (incl. awns), erect, ascending from near base, or ± spreading or reflexed. Lemma glabrous or scabrid.
1. Glumes ± spreading at maturity, slender; lemma 6-8 mm, awn 4-7 cm, slen-der, 0.3-0.5 mm broad at base, flexuous or arcuate subsp. asper
1. Glumes erect or slightly ascending near base at maturity, rather robust; lemma 8.5-12 mm, awn 7-11 cm, robust, 0.6-1.2 mm broad at base, some-what recurved
subsp. crinitum (Schreber) Melderis in Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 42:81 (1984). Syn: Elymus crinitus Schreber, Beschr. Gras. 2:15, t. 24 f. 1 (1772); Hord-eum crinitum (Schreber) Desf., Fl. Atl. 1:113 (1798); Elymus intermedius Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 1:82 (1808); Taeniatherum crinitum (Schreber) Nevski in Acta Univ. Asiae Med. ser. 8b (Bot.), 17:38 (1934); T. caput-medusae (L.) Nevski var. crinitum (Schreber) C.J. Humphries in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76:343 (1978). Ic: Fl. URSS 2: t. 50 f. 3 (1934), as T. crinitum; Fl. Iraq 9: t. 91 (1968), as T. crinitum. Fl. 5-7. Steppe, grassy mountain slopes, stony hill-sides, mountain scrub, sandy plains, 400-2050 m.
Type: [Turkey Bl Izmir] Smyrna (Izmir), W. Sherard (holo. OXF). Widespread. A2(E) Istanbul: Tschilingos (Çilingoz), Hermann. A2(A)
Bursa: Mudanya, Bornm. 1899:5685! A4 Ankara: Gerede to Ankara, nrKizil-cahamam, 1200 m, McNeill 270! A"5 Çorum: 40 km E. of Çorum on Samsun to Çorum road, Jardine 410! A6 Tokat: Ferince to Niksar, 400-600 m, Tchihat-cheff. A7 Trabzon: Trabzon, Hand.-Mazz. Bl Izmir: d. Kemalpaşa, upper slopes of Nif Da., Alava 4877! B2 Manisa: Salihli, 15 km to Kula, 800 m, Coode & Jones 2807! B3 Konya: Sultan Da. above Akşehir, 1000-1100 m, Bornm. 1899:5684! B4 Ankara: Elma Da., Price 953! B5 Nevşehir: Göreme, 10 km W. of Ürgüp, 1000 m, McNeill 415! B6 Maraş: Yalak, 1400 m, D. 19916! B7 Tunceli: Balan, 700 m, C.E. Brown 238! B8 Erzurum: Erzurum, vii 1853, Huet! B9 Van: 7 km from Van to Erçek, 1850 m, D. 44252! B10 Kars: 3 km S.W. of Iğdir D.Ü.Ç., Aras valley, 800 m, D. 43783! C4 Içel: 10 km from Silifke to Mut, 100 m, Coode & Jones 743! C5 Adana: d. Feke, Sen-can De. between Süphandere and Belanköy, 1000 m, D. 19577! C6 Maraş: 10 km S. of Maraş, 550 m, D. 27350! Cl Urfa: 5 km from Akçakale to Urfa, 450 m, D. 28120! C8 Diyarbakir: Cinar to Diyarbakir, 700 m, D. 28688! C9 Sürt: 14 km from Şirnak to Cizre, 610 m, D. 42683! Is: Lesvos, Rech. 5770. Balkans, N. Africa, Transcaucasia, Crimea, Iran, Iraq, Cyprus, W. Syria, Afghanistan, C. Asia, W. Pakistan. Ir.-Tur. element?