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Perennial herb, up to 400 mm tall. Roots fibrous, very thick. Leaves stout, inrolled. Umbel condensed nearly into 1 compound spike. Spikelets hard, shining. Glumes very dark brown.
| Life form | perennial |
| Growth form | herb |
| Growth support | free-standing |
| Foliage retention | deciduous |
| Sexuality | hermaphrodite |
| Pollination | - |
| Spread | - |
| Mature width (meter) | - |
| Mature height (meter) | 0.25 - 0.4 |
| Root system | fibrous-root |
| Rooting depth (meter) | - |
| Root diameter (meter) | - |
| Flower color | - |
| Blooming months | - |
| Fruit color | - |
| Fruiting months | - |
| Nitrogen fixer | - |
| Photosynthetic pathway | - |
| Light | - |
| Soil humidity | 
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| Soil texture | - |
| Soil acidity | - |
| Soil nutriment | - |
| Hardiness (USDA) | - |
| Uses | animal food food |
| Edible | roots |
| Therapeutic use | - |
| Human toxicity | - |
| Animal toxicity | - |
| Mode | - |
| Germination duration (days) | - |
| Germination temperacture (C°) | - |
| Germination luminosity | - |
| Germination treatment | - |
| Minimum temperature (C°) | - |
| Optimum temperature (C°) | - |
| Size | - |
| Vigor | - |
| Productivity | - |
| LSID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:311631-1 |
| WFO ID | wfo-0000505815 |
| COL ID | 4QN8W |
| BDTFX ID | - |
| INPN ID | - |
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