Poa legionensis ( Lainz ) Fern.-Casas & Lainz in Lainz , Contr. Fl. Asturias 83. 1982.

Ortega-Olivencia, Ana & Devesa, Juan A., 2018, Updated checklist of Poa in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands, PhytoKeys 103, pp. 27-60 : 27

2. Poa legionensis ( Lainz) Fern.-Casas & Lainz in Lainz, Contr. Fl. Asturias 83. 1982.

Poa pratensis var. monticola Merino, Fl. Galicia 3: 337. 1909, syn. nov. [Type: "La var. 2.ª cerca de la cumbre de Peña Rubia (Ancares) á unos 1.700 m. s. m."]. (Type material probably disappeared).

Poa pratensis subsp. legionensis Laínz, Bol. Inst. Estud. Asturianos, Supl. Ci. 15: 43. 1970 [basion.]

Poa alpina subsp. legionensis ( Laínz) Rivas Mart. & al., Veg. Alta Mont. Cantábrica 279. 1984.

Poa legionensis Ill. Ruiz (1991: 31, lam. III); Fig. 2 .

Type.

"Ut videtur, diffusa per iuga silicea editissima, occidentalia, montium provinciae legionensis ( León) et nonnullarum finitimarum. Holotypus in herbario meo hispanico boreo-occidentali: iuxta montem Cornón, pr. Lumajo (Villablino, León), ad 1900 m, 1-VII-1959. Insuper specimina legi simillima, per tractum longum satis: in summo Cellón, pr. Arbas (Rodiezmo, León), ad 2000 m, et paulo inferius, ad 1800 m; item, iuxta lacunam celeberrimi Cueto de Arbas, ad 1750 m, supra Leitariegos (Cangas del Narcea, Asturias); denique, paulo infra summam Peña Trevinca, in ditione quidem zamorensi, ad 2075 m.". [Holotype JBAG-11515- Laínz!].

Flowering.

May to July (September).

Ecology.

Wet, somewhat nitrified meadows, stony places, swampy areas and psychro-xerophilic pastures ( “cervunales”), on granites or slates; 1560-2400 m a.s.l.

Distribution.

Endemic to the CN of the Iberian Peninsula. Spa.: Av Cc Le Lu O Or (S) Sa (Za). For a representative list of studied materials, see Suppl. material 1.

Figures

Figure 2. Poa legionensis (Lainz) Fern. - Casas & Lainz A Habit B Detail of the apex of the sheath and ligule, in adaxial view (upper leaf) C Spikelet D Lower glume, in abaxial view E Upper glume, in abaxial view F Lemma, in abaxial view G Palea, in abaxial view H Lodicule I Sexual verticils J Caryopsis, in adaxial view K Caryopsys, in abaxial view. Drawn from MA 314663 and MA 508371.