HABIT	A PROSTRATE OR ASCENDING ANNUAL GRASS.
STEMS	PROSTRATE, SPREADING, BRANCHED AND ROOTING AT NODES.
LEAVES	3-20 CM LONG, 3-10 MM WIDE, WITH HAIRS ON BOTH THE SURFACES. SHEATHS HAIRY AND CLOSED LEAVES AND SHEATHS MAY TURN DARK RED OR MAROON WITH AGE.
FLOWERS	SEED HEAD COMPOSED OF 4-6 BRANCHES (SPIKES) AT THE TOP OF THE STEMS, EACH APPROXIMATELY 3-15 CM LONG.
FRUITS	CARYOPSIS SHINY, YELLOWISH-BROWN, 2-3 MM LONG.