HABIT	A SLENDER PERENNIAL (LIVING GREATER THAN 1 SEASON) SEDGE, 15-30 CM HIGH.
STEMS	TRIANGULAR IN CROSS-SECTION AND SMOOTH. VERY LONG, SLENDER, CREEPING, PINK/BROWN RHIZOMES (UNDERGROUND STEMS) WITH ROOTS BELOW EVERY STEM.
LEAVES	SHINY GREEN, 1-2 MM WIDE AND CHANNELED. THE LEAVES ARE CONSIDERABLY SHORTER THAN THE STEMS. THE NAME BREVIFOLIUS MEANS SHORT-LEAVED.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE OR SPIKELET (FLOWERHEAD) IS A GREEN AND EGG-SHAPED, WITH AROUND 100 TINY FLOWERS PER HEAD. THE FLOWERHEADS PROTRUDE ABOVE THE PLANT.
FRUITS	TINY NUT WITH BOTH SURFACES BEING CONVEX. EACH NUT IS PEAR-SHAPED TO ELLIPTIC AND YELLOW-BROWN IN COLOUR.