Plant perennial, loosely tufted c. 20-30 cm tall. Culms sparingly branched, lower branches intravaginal and extravaginal, upper intravaginal. Internodes about 8, lower 2-4 cm long. Leaves ± glaucous; sheath 3-6 cm long, distinctly nerved, smooth, glabrous, scarious margin distinct; leaf blade 6-12 cm long 2-3 mm wide, flat, ± tapering, glabrous scabrid on margins and above nerves; ligule 0.5-1 mm long obtuse to subacute membranous. Peduncles rather short (specimens immature). Panicles e. 8 cm long, lax, spreading; lower branches in whorls 2-4 strongly scabrid, bearing 5-10 spikelets. Spikelets c. 3,5 mm long, ± compressed 4-flowered; rachilla internodes c. 4 mm long. 1st glume c. 0.5 mm long, acute, 1-nerved, somewhat scabrid. 2nd glume 1.0-1.5 mm long, acute, 3-nerved, ± scabrid on nerves. Lemma 3-nerved, smooth, very acute; lower lemma c. 2.5 mm long, upper smaller. Palea c. 1.5 mm long, 2-keeled, short ciliate on keels.

Gramen perenne, laxe caespitosum, 20-30 cm altum. Culmi sparse divisi, ramis inferioribus intravaginalibus. vel extravaginalibus, ramis superioribus intravaginalibus. Internodia circiter 8, inferiore 2-4 cm longo. Folia ± glauca; vagina 3-6 cm longa, distincte nervosa laevis, glabra, margine distincte scarioso; lamina 6-12 cm longa, 2-3 mm lata, plana, sensim attenuata, glabra, margines nervosque secundum scabrida; ligula 0.5-1 mm longa, obtusa vel acuta, membranacea. Pendunculi breviculi (specimina immatura). Panicula circiter 8 cm longa, laxa, ramis inferioribus 2-4-verticillatis, patentibus, valde scabrids, 5-10 spiculas gerentibus. Spiculae circiter 3. 5 mm longae, compressae, 4-florae. Rachillae internodia circ. 4 mm longa. Gluma inferior circ 0. 5 mm longa, acuta, 1-nervis, plus minusve scabrida. Gluma superior 1.0-1.5 mm longa, acuta, 3-nervis, nervi scabridi. Lemma 3-nerve, glabra, valde acuta; lemma inferior circ. 2. 5 mm longa, lemma superior minus. Palea circ. 1.5 mm longa, bicarinata, carinis scabridis.