瘦弱早熟禾 shou ruo zao shu he

Ligule 3–5 mm. Panicle branches with spikelets in distal 1/2. Spikelets 3.5–5(–6) mm.

Grassy places on sunny slopes; 1000–3200 m. Anhui, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].

This variety is quite common to the east. It resembles Poa palus-tris in its more open panicle, with panicle branches longer and spikelets crowded distally, probably forming intermediate populations.