Agrostis pendryi, Paszko. A. Spikelet, 2014

Paszko, Beata, 2014, Agrostis pendryi (Poaceae: Agrostidinae) - a new species from the Central Himalaya, Phytotaxa 175 (1), pp. 29-36 : 35

Key to Agrostis pendryi , A. griffithiana , A. munroana , and A. pilosula

1. Palea 0.4–1 mm long, ratio of palea to lemma length 0.18–0.58 ......................................................................................................2

- Palea 1.2–1.9 mm long, ratio of palea to lemma length 0.65–1.........................................................................................................3

2. Awn 1.9–5.8 mm long, well developed, geniculate and usually twisted at the base.......................................................... A. pilosula

- Awn 0.3–1.8 mm long, straight, weak and short, not visible beyond the glumes ............................................................... A. pendryi

3. Lower glumes 3.1–4.2 mm long; awn well developed, slightly twisted at the base, geniculate in the middle, always exerted from the glumes; tip of lemma truncate and 2(–4)-aristulate................................................................................................. A. griffithiana

- Lower glumes 1.8–3 mm long; awn straight, weak and short, not visible beyond the glumes; tip of lemma toothed or truncate ...... ......................................................................................................................................................................................... A. munroana