Culms usually geniculate at base, 14–20 cm tall, hairy below spike. Leaf sheath slightly dilated but not inflated on uppermost leaf; leaf blade green, flat, 3–5 × 0.2–0.3 cm, scabrous, abaxial surface pubescent, adaxial surface shortly pilose. Spike oblong lobed or oblong-ovoid, 2–5.5 × 1.5–2.5 cm. Spikelets green or slightly purple tinged, 13–17 mm, with 3–5 florets, villous. Glumes linear, laterally strongly compressed, slightly contorted, equaling spikelet including awn, keeled, apex gradually tapering to slender, scabrous awn 6–8 mm. Lemma long villous, apex gradually tapering to slender, scabrous awn 5–7 mm. Palea apex acuminate; keels prolonged into 2 awned teeth 0.5–1.5 mm. Anthers yellow, ca. 1.5 mm. Fl. and fr. May–Jun. 2n = 14.
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