Annual. Culms solitary, erect, 80–110 cm tall. Leaf sheaths shortly pilose to glabrescent; leaf blades linear, 10–20 × 0.3–0.5 cm, scabrous, base subrounded, apex acuminate; ligule 1–2 mm. Inflorescence axis 9–13 cm; racemes 5–8, verticillate at base, slender, ascending, slightly flexuous, often compound; spikelets several in clusters or on short ascending racemelets; rachis very slender, triquetrous, not winged, margins scabrous; pedicels up to 1 cm, scabrous, tips slightly expanded with longer spicules below. Spikelets elliptic, 1.5–1.7 mm, often purple-tinged, hairs capitate; lower glume absent; upper glume slightly shorter than spikelet, 3-veined, villous, acute; lower lemma as long as spikelet or slightly shorter, 3–5-veined, villous; upper lemma yellowish brown or purplish brown, as long as spikelet, narrowly acute, apex usually extended. Anthers ca. 0.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Sep.
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