Aira praecox, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1980, Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 227

1. A. praecox L. , Sp. Pl. 65 (1753) .

Stems 2-12(-20) cm, erect to procumbent, slender. Leaves up to 5 cm x 0-5 mm, glabrous, convolute; sheaths smooth; ligule up to 3 mm, obtuse. Panicle 0-5-5 cm, narrow, with short, erect branches. Spikelets 2-5-3-5 mm, crowded. Glumes lanceolate, scabridulous on the keel, shining. Lemma as long as glumes, scabridulous towards the apex, with short hairs at base; awn exserted, arising c. | of the way from base to apex. 2/z=14. Europe, eastwards to S.W. Finland (Ahvenanmaa), Lithuania, W. Czechoslovakia and N.W. Italy. Az Be Br Cz Da Fa Fe Ga Ge Hb He Ho Hs It Lu No Po Rs (B) Su.