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Densely tufted perennial; culms 15–100 cm. high.. Leaf-blades filiform, involute, 5–30 cm. long, 1–2 mm. wide, mostly basal and compacted into a dense tussock, ± aromatic, filiform to subulate at the tip; sheaths papery, sometimes becoming fibrous or horny, occasionally tomentose.. Racemes 4–14 cm. long, terminal on the culm or sometimes with 1–2 axillary racemes, silvery to grey or purple; internodes villous.. Sessile spikelet lanceolate; callus broadly cuneate, 1–1.5 mm. long; lower glume 4–8 mm. long, villous on the back, entire or divided at the tip into 2 teeth up to 7 mm. long.. Pedicelled spikelet lanceolate, 4–7 mm. long, pubescent to villous, acuminate or with a short awn-point.. Fig. 195.
Densely tufted perennial 200-1200 mm high; leaves mainly basal. Leaf blade 10-150 x 1-2 mm, setaceous; bitter tasting, sometimes aromatic when fresh; green, becoming copper coloured late in the season. Mature inflorescence brown or straw coloured, typically curled like a sickle; rachis internodes densely hairy with spreading hairs. Sessile spikelet 6-14 mm long, 2-flowered, awnless; lower glume with long dense, silky, white hairs, apex bidentate or entire; anther 2.6-3.8 mm long. Pedicellate spikelet 4-7 mm long, lanceolate, pubescent to villous, acuminate or with a short awn-point.
Perennial; up to 1.2 m high; densely tufted. Leaves basal; with blades 10-150 mm long; setaceous or up to 1-2 mm wide. Flowers: inflorescence a single spike; erect to sickle-shaped; especially when dry; sessile spikelets 6-14 mm long; pedicellate spikelets somewhat shorter; lower glume of sessile spikelets with long dense; silky; white hairs; apex bidentate.
Perennial, densely tufted, up to 1.2 m higft. Leaves basal, leaf blades 10-150 mm long, setaceous or up to 1-2 mm wide. Spikelets (sessile) 6-14 mm long (pedicellate somewhat shorter); lower glume of sessile spikelets with long dense, silky, white hairs, tip bidentate.
Sessile spikelet lanceolate; callus 1–1.5 mm long, broadly cuneate; inferior glume 4–8 mm long, villous on the back, rarely thinly pilose or very rarely quite glabrous, entire or divided at the apex into 2 teeth up to 7 mm long.
Leaves mostly confined to the base and compacted into a dense tussock, ± aromatic; leaf sheaths papery, sometimes becoming fibrous or horny, occasionally tomentose; leaf laminas 5–30 cm × 1–2 mm, involute and filiform.
Racemes 4–14 cm long, terminal on the culm or sometimes with 1–2 axillary racemes, silvery to grey or purple; rhachis internodes densely villous, the hairs conspicuously spreading.
Perennial to 1 m. Leaves aromatic, linear, rolled. Spikelets crowded in a dense, narrow, white-silky spike.
Pedicelled spikelet 4–7 mm long, lanceolate, pubescent to villous, acuminate or with a short awn-point.
Densely caespitose perennial; culms up to 100 cm high, mostly unbranched.
