Erect, summer growing perennial tufted grass. Leaf folded in bud. Leaf blade to 20 cm long, 5 mm wide, rough on the lower surface, margins rough, hairy along the edges. Ligule membranous, up to 5 mm long. Inflorescence distinctive contracted white to straw coloured panicle.

Australia

Valuable grass for revegetation and restoration works.

Source: Spencer, R.; Aldous, D.; Stajsic, V.; McGeary, D (2005). Poaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.