Perennial, densely tufted. Culms erect, 14–50 cm tall, glabrous below panicle. Leaf sheaths usually densely pubescent; leaf blades filiform, 1/8–1/2 length of culms, 1.5–3 mm wide, scabrid on adaxial surface; ligule of basal leaves 2–3 mm, of culm leaves less than 1 mm. Panicle contracted, oblong in outline, 4–8 cm; branches suberect, short, puberulous, with few spikelets. Spikelets 0.9–1.1 cm, yellowish brown variegated violet, florets 2–3; rachilla bearded; lower glume 8–10 mm, 1–3-veined, upper glume 9–11 mm, 3–5-veined; lowest lemma 7–8 mm, 5–7-veined, apex denticulate; awn ca. 1.5 cm, genicu-late, column twisted, terete; palea keels ciliolate. Anthers ca. 3 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.
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