Astrebla lappacea Domin

Rhizomatous. Culms branching at upper nodes, often semi-weeping at maturity; flowering culms 30–90 cm high. Leaf blades 8–30 cm long, 4–5 mm wide. Inflorescences 5–30 cm long, 0.5–1.3 cm wide. Spikelets subsessile (usually appressed to the rachis for about half their length), 8–18 mm long, 2.5–5 mm wide (excluding awns), 4–6-flowered, usually with 2 bisexual florets. Glumes: lower glume 4.5–10 mm long, 1–3 (–7)-nerved; upper glume 7–13 mm long, 7–13-nerved. Callus hairs c. 1–2 mm long. Basal lemma oblong, obscurely nerved or with lateral nerves prominent above sinuses, with mostly appressed or erect hairs arising in the lower half on all costal and intercostal regions and extending further up the midlobe and outer margins; body 2–4 mm long; lobes dissimilar in form and length (midlobe with awn longer); midlobe not hooked, tapered into an awn or rigid bristle above palea apex, narrower than lateral lobes near palea apex; lateral lobes 1–1.75 mm wide in midrange, wider above sinus, finely acute, with margins produced into 2 winglike tips (sometimes with a scarious outer margin). Anthers 1.5–2 mm long. Grain pale brown or golden; hilum punctiform.

It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in sandy, loamy and clay soils. It need well-drained locations. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall between 200-550 mm. It can tolerate frost. It can grow in salty and alkaline soils. It can tolerate drought. The plant is killed by flooding. It can grow in arid places.

Plants can be grown from seeds. The seeds need to be stored for 12 months before planting for best germination.