Japan Flora: Densely grayish velvety-pubescent, soft perennial; culms 30-80 cm. long; panicles erect, 8-15 cm. long, 1.5-3 cm. wide; spikelets 4-5 mm. long, pale glaucous-green, sometimes tinged reddish purple, villous; anthers about 2 mm. long.
European introduction, naturalized and locally abundant.