Photo © John Birks |
Rare, in woods and lowland shady places. Stems c 50-150 cm tall. Spikelets c 10-18 mm long (ex awns), lemmas c 6-9 mm long plus awn c 11-18 mm long. ID: Awn much longer than the lemma (measurements above), leaves have auricles which overlap round other side of stem. Other features: Stem nodes deep purple. Panicles and leaves drooping. c 3-8 florets per spikelet. |
