HABIT
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AN ERECT, CLOSELY TUFTED, ANNUAL GRASS, 50-100 CM HIGH.
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STEMS
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CULMS ERECT OR SLIGHTLY
DECUMBENT AT THE BASE.
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LEAVES
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SHEATHS TIGHTLY CLASPING THE STEM, LEAF BLADES STRAP-LIKE, 10-20
CM LONG, 5-8 CM WIDE, WITH A LONG, THIN APEX.
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FLOWERS
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INFLORESCENCE A CLOSELY
BRANCHED PANICLE, 10-20 CM LONG.
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FRUITS
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SPIKELETS NUMEROUS, WITH OR
WITHOUT AWNS (1-3 MM LONG, IF PRESENT).
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