Puccinellia hackeliana (V. I. Krecz.) V. I. Krecz. ex Drobov

Perennial, densely tufted, grayish green. Culms 15–45 cm tall, nodes geniculate. Ligule 1–2.5 mm; leaf blades conduplicate or flat, 1–3 cm, 1–1.5 mm wide, adaxial surface and margin scabrid. Panicle 5–15 cm; branches 2–5 per node, scabrid. Spikelets 4–6(–8) mm, florets 3–6, purple; glumes ovate, apex obtuse, lower glume 1.5–2 mm, upper glume 2–2.5 mm; lemmas 2.5–3 mm, base pubescent, apex triangular-rounded; palea keels pubescent in lower part, scabrid in upper part; anthers 0.7–1 mm. Fl. 7–8. 2n = 28, 42.

Qinghai, Xinjiang, Xizang, [Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan].

Alpine desert grasslands, saline meadows, gravel slopes, field borders, lake banks; 1600–4000 m.

Atropis hackeliana V. I. Kreczetowicz in Komarov, Fl. URSS 2:762. 1934.