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Tufted annual, 30-400 mm high. Leaf blade 10-95 x 3 mm; ligule an unfringed membrane. Inflorescence an open, spreading or sometimes contracted panicle; pedicels mostly longer than spikelet. Spikelet 2-3 mm long, laterally compressed, rachilla very short, spikelets appearing as from one point; both glumes ± equal, ± equal to spikelet, pear-shaped, obtuse or subobtuse, denticulate towards apex, often mucronate, keeled, 1-nerved. Florets 2, bisexual; rachilla short, florets appear at ± from same point; lower lemma awned or awnless; upper lemma awned from 1/3 above base or from below middle; awn 2-3 mm long, with a column 0.8-1.2 mm long, twisted or not, bent; anther 0.3-0.6 mm long. Flowering time Sept.-Jan.
Tufted annual 30-400 mm high. Leaf blade 10-95 x to 3 mm; sheath not inflated. Inflorescence an open, spreading or sometimes contracted panicle; pedicels mostly longer than spikelets. Spikelet 2 to 3 mm long; glumes pear-shaped, obtuse or subobtuse, denticulate towards apex, often mucronate; lemma awned from a 1/3 above the base or from below the middle; awn 2 to 3 mm long, column 0.8-1.2 mm long; lower lemma awned, sometimes awnless; anther 0.3-0.6 mm long.
Annual; 0.03-0.40 m high; tufted. Leaf blades up to 10-95 x 3 mm. Flowers: panicle open; spreading; spikelets 2-flowered; 2-3 mm long glumes pear-shaped; lemmas awned from the lower 1/3; lower lemma sometimes not awned.
Annual to 30 cm. Leaves linear. Spikelets in a delicate, open panicle, 2-3 mm long, silvery, awned.
