Australia; Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.
Perennial grass in the Poaceae family. Perennial grass 13cm-90cm tall. Leaves with a hairy to hairless sheath at the base. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaves 15-35cm long, 1-4mm wide, flat, or threadlike with the edges rolled inwards under dry conditions, hairless or hairy. Spikelets green to purplish, becoming straw-coloured, 12-24mm long excluding the longest awn. Mature seed groups oval to cylindrical. Seeds with three awns.
Not available as ornamental.