Poaceae

A. intermedia Hackel apud Zederbauer in Ann. Nat. Hofmus. Wien 20:430 (1905). Syn: A, spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv. subsp, intermedia (Hackel) Hackel ex Bornm. in Beih. Bot. Centr. 24(2):495 (1909)! Ic: Fl. Iraq 9:1.107 (1968); Rech. fil., Fl. Iranica 70: t. 46 (1970). Map 67.
Annual. Stems 10-60 cm, slender, erect or geniculately ascending from base, smooth and glabrous, 3-4-noded. Leaf sheaths smooth;ligule 2-6 mm, lacerate; blades 2-12 cm x 1-4 mm, narrowly linear, ratherflat. Panicle 3-20 xO.75 cm, rather narrow, contracted. Spikelets 2.2-2.8 mm, lanceolate. Glumes acuminate; lower 2.3-2.7 mm, upper 2.6-2.8 mm, with short aristate point at apex. Lemma 2.2-2.5 mm, scabrid towards apex, glabrous at base; callus glabrous; awn 9-9.5 mm. Anthers 1.2-1.5 mm. Fl. 5-7. Dry slopes, sandy river banks, open places, woodlands, nr s.l-2000 m.,
Syntypes: [Turkey B5 Kayseri] Erdschias-Dagh (Erciyas Da.), zwischen Soisaly (Soysalli) und Ewerek (1100 m), auf sandigen Abhängen oberhalb Tschomakly (1800 m) und oberhalb Gereme (Göreme) (1900 m), auf Schutt-halden des Kartyn-Dagh oberhalb Hadschilar (2300 m), Penther & Zederbauer (WU! — only first specimen cited seen).
Widespread except in S. Anatolia. A2(E) Istanbul: Yeşilköy, nr s.l., 12 vi 1891, Azn.! A2(A) Bursa: Bursa, B. Post(!). A5 Kastamonu: Tosya, Gavur Çay De., Sint. 1892:4661! A9 Kars: Kağızman (Grossheim 1: map 179). Bl Manisa: Sipylos (Manisa Da.), 1500-1700 m, O. Schwarz 998. B2 Kütahya: 15 km from Gediz to Uşak, 1140 m, Hub.-Mor. 12495! B3 Afyon: 18 km from Çay to Afyon, 1000 m, Coode & Jones 2377! B4 Konya: Yavşan Memlehasi nr Tuz G., D. 18690a! B5 Nevşehir: Aciksaray nr Gülşehir, 1150 m, Roper 133! B6 Maraş: Göksun to Elbistan, 1400 m, Stn. & Hend. 5582! B7 Erzin-can: Egin (Kemaliye), Szanduk (Sandik), Sint. 1890:2645! B9 Bitlis: Tatvan, 1890 m, Tong 16! B10 Ağri: S. side of mt. Ararat (Büyük Ağri Da.), 1860 m, D.M. Brown 609! C3 İsparta: Doğandere, 900 m, Doğan 92! C4 Konya: d. Ermenek, Ermenek to Karaman, 1580 m, Hub.-Mor. 10348! C5Konya: Ereğli, 980 m, Carle & Kürschner VO 4641! C8 Mardin: 24 km from Mardin to Diyar-bakir, 1000 m, D. 28730! C9 Hakkari: Zab gorge, 24 km above Hakkari, 1370 m, Trelawny 1205! C10 Hakkari: 9 km S. of Hakkari/Yüksekova road junction, 1550 m, D. 44662!
Caucasia, N. Iraq, N. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.