Herb, densely tufted, perennial, forming cushions to 10 cm diam. Leaf sheaths 3–7 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, pale stramineous; margins at first white tomentose, later glabrescent or remaining sparsely pilose. Ligule acute, deeply bifid, 1–1.5 mm long, white-tomentose. Leaf lamina linear-subulate, 4–10 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide; apex obtuse, abruptly contracted into a crisped white seta 1–2 mm long. Scape to 9 mm long, subequal to leaves when fruiting, smooth. Primary bracts apiculate; the first 2–2.6 mm long; the next 1.2–1.8 mm long; the third c. 1 mm long if present. Seed c. 0.8 mm long.
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