Rhizome more or less creeping. Stems approximate on the rhizome, very slender, sharply trigonous, scabrid in the upper half, (10-)40-75 cm by 0.5-1 mm. Leaves from slightly shorter to slightly longer than the stems, rigid, flat or canaliculate, long attenuate, scabrous on margins and nerves in upper half, 1.5-3(-?4) mm wide; basal sheaths bladeless or short-bladed, fuscous. Spikelet narrowly linear, often very loosely flowered, ebracteate or with a filiform bract usually not overtopping the inflorescence, 3-7(-15) by 2-5 mm, the male part few-flowered, 1-1.5(-2) cm long. Glumes persistent, oblong-ovate, acute, muticous, rigid, stramineous with broad 3-nerved green centre and sometimes brown margins, (4-)5-6(-?8.5) mm long, the midrib not reaching the apex. Utricles slightly exceeding the glumes, erect, linear-oblong or linear-lanceolate, compressed-trigonous, glabrous and smooth, fine-nerved, stramineous, 6-7 by c. 1 mm, at the base subgradually narrowed into a c. 1.5 mm long stipe, at the apex into a c. 1.5 mm long, compressed-conical beak with narrow, hyaline mouth. Nut narrow ellipsoid.
In shaded places, usually between moss on the floor of the mossy or subalpine forest, 3000-4100 m, above 4000 m also in grassland with shrubs. Fl. fr. Jan.-Dec.
Home