Tufted, perennial herb, up to 0.6 m high. Culms firm, erect, rounded. Leaves longer than stem, linear-setaceous. Flowers: single head; long overtopping bract; glumes reddish dark brown; Nov.-Jan.
Tufted, perennial herb, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves longer than stem, linear-setaceous. Head 1. Glumes reddish dark brown.