The species is
perennial and caespitose with short
rhizomes and long erect
culms. The leaf-sheaths are smooth, tubular and are closed on one end. The leaf-blades are flat and are long by wide. They also have a rough and scabrous surface. The eciliated margin have a
ligule which is long. The
panicle is linear, open, secund, and is long by wide. The main
branches of the panicle carry 30–90 fertile
spikelets which are oblong, solitary, long and are
pediceled. Besides the pedicels, the spikelets have 2-4 fertile florets which are diminished at the apex. The species' also have 2–3 sterile florets which are long, barren, cuneate, and
clumped. Both the upper and lower glumes are keelless, membranous, oblong and have obtuse apexes. The size is different though; Lower glume is long, while the upper one is long. Its
lemma have pilose surface, obtuse apex and either white or yellow coloured hairs. The fertile lemma is chartaceous, elliptic, keelless, and is long. The species'
palea have ciliolated keels and is 2-
veined. Flowers are fleshy, oblong and truncate. They also grow together, have 2
lodicules and 3
anthers. The
fruits have
caryopsis with additional pericarp and linear
hilum. ==Ecology==