Culms dense to loosely tufted, 7–15(–25) cm tall, scabrid (sometimes only slightly), nodes 1 or 2, usually near base. Shoots extravaginal, rarely some intravaginal, sometimes with ascending tillers. Leaf sheath scabrid; blade flat, folded or inrolled, (0.5–)1.5–2(–3) mm wide, scabrid; ligule 1–2.5(–3.5) mm. Panicle oblong, narrow, dense to quite loose, (2–)4–6 × 0.5–1.5 cm; branches 2–5 per node, primary basal branch 2/7–2/3 as long as panicle. Spikelets lanceolate, sometimes tinged with purple or variegated, 3–4(–6) mm, florets 2 or 3; sometimes upper floret viviparous; rachilla smooth, warty or papillose; lower glume 1.5–2 mm, upper glume 2–2.5 mm; lemma narrowly lanceolate, glabrous to uniformly pubescent, apex acuminate; callus webbed or glabrous; palea glabrous or smooth between keels. Anthers 1.2–1.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Aug. 2n = 28, 42.
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