Melica ciliata subsp. ciliata

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 : 179

(a) Subsp. ciliata

(incl. M. flavescens (Schur) Simonkai , M. glauca F. W. Schultz ):

Stem with 2-3 internodes below the panicle. Sheaths of upper leaves smooth, the lamina smooth or almost so beneath. Panicle usually not more than 8 cm, secund. Spikelets 5-7 mm. 2n = 18. Throughout the range of the species, except for much of the south.