Herb, loosely tufted, perennial, with stems to 10 cm long. Leaf sheaths 4–7 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, pale stramineous; margins at first densely to sparsely pilose, sometimes glabrescent. Ligule obtuse, entire or bifid, 1.5–2.2 mm long, pilose. Leaf lamina linear, 8–15 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, thickened; apex obtuse to truncate; seta absent. Scape 0.7–2.4 mm long, exceeding leaves when fruiting, minutely papillose. Primary bracts apiculate; the first 2–2.5 mm long; the next 1.8–2 mm long; the third c. 1.2 mm long if present. Seed c. 0.8 mm long.