HABIT	STOLONIFEROUS PERENNIAL GRASS, 7-45 CM HIGH.
STEMS	MAT FORMING, WITH ERECT, SLENDER CULMS FROM THE SWOLLEN BASE .
LEAVES	LEAF-BLADES FLAT OR FOLDED, 1-11 CM LONG, 1.5-3 MM WIDE, HISPID WITH TUBERCLE-BASED HAIRS.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE OF 3-5 SPIKES, EACH 0.8-2 CM LONG IN A COMPACT HEAD.
FRUITS	GRAIN 0.7-1 MM LONG, TRANSVERSELY RUGOSE.