毛秆披碱草 mao gan pi jian cao

Basionym: Roegneria pubicaulis Keng, Acta Univ. Nankin. Sci. Nat. 1963(1): 30. 1963; R. pendulina f. pubinodis (Keng) Kitagawa; R. pendulina var. pubinodis Keng.

Culms densely retrorsely pubescent in upper part (exserted from leaf sheath) and at nodes. Leaf sheath retrorsely pubescent, especially proximally. Spikelets with 4 or 5 florets. Fl. and fr. Jun–Jul. 2n = 28*.

* Meadows, damp places; 100–2400 m. Gansu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Yunnan.

Löve (Feddes Repert. 95: 459. 1984) did not previously validly publish the combination Elymus pendulinus subsp. pubicaulis; see the note following the genus description above.