The species is bisexual, cespitose, perennial and is rhizomatous. The culms are 90 centimetres (35 in) long and about 0.6 millimetres (0.024 in) thick. They are also erect, decumbent, and scabrous at the same time. Leaf-sheaths are closed and are both glabrous and scabrous. The leaf-blades on the other hand are acute and are 2–11 centimetres (0.79–4.33 in) long and 1.5–4 millimetres (0.059–0.157 in) wide. They are also flat, linear and have an adaxial bottom which is hispid and tipped. Panicles are erect, narrow and dense. They can either be 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 in) long or 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). Branches are 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long and are erect with villous pedicels which are curved as well. Spikelets are 3.5–4 millimetres (0.14–0.16 in) in length but could exceed up to 4.7 millimetres (0.19 in). When young, they are bright violet in colour, and carry 1-2 bisexual florets by maturity. The glumes are acute, glabrous, hyaline, membranous, and lanceolated at the same time and have 3-5 veines. Lemma is lanceolated as well and is 3–3.5 millimetres (0.12–0.14 in) long. Fruits are about 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) long are 0.6 millimetres (0.024 in) in diameter and obovoid as well.[1]
