HABIT	TUFTED ANNUAL, 15-125 CM HIGH.
STEMS	WEAK, ASCENDING, CULMS.
LEAVES	LEAF-BLADES FLAT, 4-25 CM LONG AND 4-22 MM WIDE, ROUNDED TO THE BASE.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE A FALSE PANICLE OF 4-24 OFTEN COMPOUND RACEMES ON AN AXIS, 5-18.5 CM LONG, RACEMES 2-10 CM IN LENGTH WITH A TRIQUETROUS RHACHIS.
FRUITS	SPIKELETS PEDICELLED, BORNE IN PAIRS, ONE OF A PAIR ON A LONGER PEDICEL (UP TO 15 MM LONG) THAN THE OTHER; SPIKELETS BROADLY ELLIPTIC, GLABROUS TO PUBESCENT 2.5-3.5 MM LONG WITH A SHORT STIPE UP TO 0.5 MM LONG.