Melica persica

Melica persica Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 351 1830. (syn: Melica armena Boiss. & Kotschy [Invalid]; Melica atropatana Schischk.; Melica breviflora Boiss.; Melica canescens (Regel) Lavrenko ex Nevski; Melica cupani var. hohenackeri (Boiss.) Boiss. ……; Melica glaucescens Steud.; Melica hohenackeri Boiss.; Melica inaequiglumis Boiss. .; Melica jacquemontii Decne. ..; Melica kermanica Gand.; Melica kotschyi Hochst. ex Steud.; Melica lanata Steud.; Melica micrantha var. inaequiglumis (Boiss.) Griseb.; Melica pannosa Boiss. .; Melica persica subsp. atropatana (Schischk.) Tzvelev .; Melica schimperi C.Presl; Melica schischkinii Iljinsk.; Melica sinaica Fig. & De Not; Melica trachyantha Boiss.; Melica transsilvanica subsp. atropatana (Schischk.) Tzvelev; Melica vestita Boiss.; Melica viridis Boiss. & Kotschy [Invalid]; Melica woronowii Schischk. ex Grossh. [Invalid]);

E. Medit. to C. Asia and Nepal as per POWO;

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Common name: Persian Melic Grass, Turkish Melic
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Melica persica is a species of grass in the Poaceae family that can be found in Central Asia, India,^[1] and in Gansu, Jilin, Sichuan provinces of China.^[2]
The species is perennial and caespitose with elongated rhizomes. It culms are erect 15–50 centimetres (5.9–19.7 in) long. The leaf-sheaths are smooth, tubular and have one closed end. The leaf-blades are flat and are 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in) long by 2–4 millimetres (0.079–0.157 in) wide while the membrane is eciliated and is 0.5–3 millimetres (0.020–0.118 in) long. Both leaf-sheaths and leaf-blades have glabrous surface. The panicle is linear, spiciform, secunded and is 3.5–12 centimetres (1.4–4.7 in) long.^[1]
Spikelets are cuneate, solitary, are 5.5–10 millimetres (0.22–0.39 in) long and have fertile spikelets that are pediceled. Its lemma have hairs that are 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long. It is also have an acute apex with the fertile lemma itself being chartaceous, elliptic, keelless, and is 4–7.5 millimetres (0.16–0.30 in) long. The species also carry 2–3 sterile florets which are barren, cuneate, clumped and are 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. Both the upper and lower glumes are oblong, keelless, and are membranous. Their size is different though; lower one is 2.5–6.5 millimetres (0.098–0.256 in) long while the upper one is 5.5–10 millimetres (0.22–0.39 in) long. It palea is 2-veined.^[1]
Flowers are fleshy, oblong, truncate, have 2 lodicules and grow together. They have 3 anthers with fruits that are caryopsis. The fruit is also have additional pericarp with a linear hilum.^[1]
Melica persica grows on grassy hillsides and stony ones too.^[3]
(from Wikipedia on 22.1.17)
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Thank you … ! Melica persica Kunth.

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References:
POWO  The Plant List Ver.1.1  IPNI  Catalogue of Life  RBG Kew: GrassBase GBIF (with type specimen) Flora of China  Flora of Pakistan  Flora of Pakistan illustration  emonocot  India Biodiversity Portal  Factsheet    Wikipedia  Flowers of India