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