Loosely tufted perennials. Culms 15–50 cm high, unbranched; internodes smooth, glabrous. Leaves: ligule to 1 mm long; blade flat, flexuose at maturity, to 8 cm long, to 1.5 mm wide. Inflorescences 10–23 cm long, 2–3 cm wide, densely congested and spicate; branches tightly or loosely appressed, 1.5–3.5 cm long, bearing spikelets from base. Glumes subequal, 5–8 mm long, entire, 1-nerved, glabrous; lower glume acute; upper glume aristulate. Lemma 5–6 mm long, subequal to glumes, convolute, apically muricate, without an articulation or pseudoarticulation; column absent; awns subequal, 12–18 mm long, gently curved. Caryopsis terete, to 3 mm long, ±twice embryo length.
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