Class
Order
Family
Genus
Leaf-blade flat, or rather harsh and involute above in plants from Antipodes Id. Culm usually included within uppermost leaf-sheath, internodes finely scabrid. Lemma 1.5–2 mm, with dense short hairs throughout; awn (0.5)–1–3.5 mm, straight, from upper ⅓ of lemma. Palea ≈ lemma, nerves distinct. Callus hairs dense, very short, to 0.5 mm, ⅕-¼ length of lemma. Rachilla prolongation to 0.5 mm, tipped by hairs to c. 1 mm. Anthers 0.5–0.8 mm.
[From: Edgar and Connor (2000) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 5 (second printing).]