Leaves linear, flat, rather abruptly acuminate, shortly caudate (the aculeate-scabrous tail 1-2 cm long), gradually narrowed towards the strongly conduplicate base, scabrous, on the margins only at the very top, pale green, fuscescent at the base, 10-20 cm by 7-14 mm. Scapes strongly compressed, ancipitous, scabrid on the edges only at the top, 5-18 cm by 1 mm, the base clothed with some lanceolate, fuscous sheaths. Inflorescence consisting of l(-3) spikelets; branches when present short, ½-1 cm long. Spikelets oblong-obovoid, narrowed at the base, brown, 7-10 by 4-6 mm when in fruit. Glumes oblong, obtuse, brown, 3-3½ by 1½ mm. Flowers oblong, c. 3 mm long; hypogynous scales 6, the anticous one small, 2 mm long, the upper ones 3 mm. Stamens 2. Style triquetrous, smooth; stigmas 3. Nut ellipsoid-fusiform, obtusely trigonous, slightly dorsiventrally compressed, acuminate at both ends, dark brown, 2¾-3 by 1¼-1½ mm, with obtuse beak almost confluent with the nut proper.
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