- ≡ Danthonia nuda Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part II, 337 (1855)
- ≡ Notodanthonia nuda (Hook.f.) Zotov, New Zealand J. Bot. 1: 112 (1963)
Open small tufts, leafy at ends of elongating shoots, rooting at nodes; leaves somewhat acute, ≈ culms, disarticulating at ligule; branching intravaginal. Leaf-sheath pale stramineous to light grey, glabrous; apical tuft of hairs few, up to 1–2 mm. Ligule to 0.4 mm. Leaf-blade to 8 cm, folded, narrow, rather soft, glabrous. Culm to 10 cm, internodes glabrous. Panicle small, erect, to 3 cm, of few spikelets on short pedicels; rachis and pedicels slender, closely short-scabrid and some longer hairs at branch axils. Spikelets usually 3-flowered, awns barely exserted from glumes. Glumes purplish centrally, ovate, obtuse, ± equal, 3.5–5–(5.7) mm; lower 3–(5)-nerved, upper 3-nerved. Lemma 2.3–3.5 mm, 5–(9)-nerved, upper and lower rows of hairs very sparse, upper row usually of small marginal tufts with a few scattered hairs between, < lemma lobes, lower row of small marginal tufts and few scattered hairs, elsewhere glabrous, margins with scattered hairs; lobes 0.2–0.5 mm, acute to acuminate, not awn-tipped; central awn 1–2 mm, erect, column scarcely developed. Palea 2.4–2.8 mm, reaching base of awn sinus, = upper lemma hairs, interkeel glabrous, margins occasionally with a few long hairs. Callus c. 0.3 mm, a few marginal hairs not reaching lower lemma hairs, or marginal tufts denser, slightly overlapping lower lemma tufts. Rachilla 0.5–0.8 mm. Anthers 0.7–0.8 mm. Caryopsis not seen. Plate 12E.
[From: Edgar and Connor (2000) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 5 (second printing).]