Japan Flora: Slen­der, freely branched perennial without distinct rhizomes; culms 20-40 cm. long, erect from a long decumbent base, the nodes pubescent; leaf-blades 4-8 cm. long, 7-10 mm. wide, glabrous, slightly lustrous; ligules truncate, about 0.5 mm. long; sheaths ciliate; inflorescence exserted, the axis 2-3 cm. long; racemes 4-7, slender, pale green, 4-8 cm. long, the joints 6-7 mm. long, very slender, about twice as long as the pedicel, with a tuft of short hairs at apex; spikelets geminate, one of them sessile, the other short-pedicelled, about 4 mm. long, lanceolate, rather acute, minutely scabrous, with a broad, shal­low groove above, and a tuft of short hairs at base; awn deli­cate, 15-20 mm. long, flexuous.  Sept.-Oct. Woods in low mountains.

Honshu (Tokaido Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu. Formosa, China, Malaysia, India, and the Cau­casus