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Tufted perennial, up to 1 m high; old leaves break off close to sheath mouth, remaining leaf bases splitting along midrib and two halves curling away from each other. Leaf blade up to 300 x 1.3 mm; ligule a fringe of hairs. Inflorescence a loosely contracted, interrupted panicle, 80-180 mm long. Spikelets 12-17 mm long (including awns), laterally compressed; glumes ± equal, 13-17 mm long, 1-3-nerved. Florets (5)6-8; lemma 6.5-9.0 mm long, back with 3 tufts of equally spaced white hairs on either side of central nerve, marginal tufts basal; lobes 3.5-5.0 mm long, adnate to central awn for approximately half their length; central awn 9-12 mm long, geniculate, slightly twisted at base. Flowering time Oct.-Mar.
Tufted perennial to 1000 mm high; old leaves break off close to the sheath mouth, and the remaining pieces split along the midrib, the two halves curling away from each other. Leaf blade to 300 x to 1.3 mm. Inflorescence 80-180 mm long, loosely contracted and interrupted. Spikelet 12-17 (including awns) x 8-13 mm, (5-)6-8-flowered; glumes 13-17 mm long, 1-3-nerved; lemma 6.5-9.0 mm long, back with 2 to 3 tufts of white hairs on either side of central nerve near margins, margins with a fringe of hairs basally; lobes 3.5-5.0 mm long, adnate to the central awn for approximately half their length; central awn 9-12 mm long, geniculate at point where lemma lobes detached from awn; anther 2.5-3.3 mm long.
Perennial; up to 1 m high; tufted. Leaf blades up to 300 x 1.3 mm; old leaves breaking off close to sheath mouth; and remaining leaf bases splitting along midrib; 2 halves curling away from each other. Flowers: panicle loosely contracted; racemes interrupted; 80-180 mm long; spikelets 12-17 x 8-13 mm; including awns; spikelets 5-8-flowered; glumes 13-17 mm long; 1-3-nerved; lemmas 6.5-9.0 mm long; including lobes 3.5-5.0 mm long; adnate to central awn for approximately 1/2 their length; lemma backs with 2 or 3 tufts of equally spaced white hairs on either side of central nerve; marginal tuft most basal; central awn 9-12 mm long; geniculate at point where lemma lobes detach from awn.
