Shortly rhizomatous or loosely tufted perennial with erect or ascending, 3–5-noded culms up to 85 cm. high; nodes not prominent.. Leaf-blades 5–15 cm. long, 2–3 mm. wide, tapering; sheaths loosely flabellate at the base of the culms.. Spikes exserted, paired, dorsally adpressed, becoming divergent at maturity, 6–10 cm. long.. Spikelets 5–8-flowered, all florets awned, the lower 3–5 florets fertile; glumes ovate-lanceolate, acuminate or mucronate, the lower 2–3.5 mm. long, the upper 3–5 mm. long; lowest lemma ovate-elliptic, 2.5–3 mm. long, ciliate on the lateral nerves and keel, shortly ciliate on the flanks, 2-toothed at the apex, with an awn 5–9 mm. long; upper 2–3 florets sterile and reduced to glabrous lemmas.. Grain of lowest floret oblong, 1.5 mm. long.
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