Description
This course grass can grow to 150cm tall. The leaves are bright green, broad, slightly hairy and rough. The ligule is 3mm long and smooth edged. The panicle is up to 30cm, and the bunched spikelet have projecting and angled awns up to 17mm long, green or purplish. The panicles often remain into winter. The spikelets are oblong or gaping. It flowers from June to September.
The roots are yellow.
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gaping spikelet and awn
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bunched panicle
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spikelets
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ligule
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leaves
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illustrated features
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