General:
Perennial, loosely tufted grass from fibrous roots; stems (40) 60-100 (125) cm tall, with visible nodes.

Leaves:
Sheaths not conspicuous at the base of the stems, shredding into fibres towards the end of the growing season; blades (10) 15-30 (40) cm long, 2-10 mm wide, flat, lax; ligules 0.2-0.6 mm long, fringed hairs with hairs usually 0.5-1 times the length of the ligules.

Flowers:
Inflorescence an open panicle, (7) 10-20 cm long, the branches 3-15 cm long; spikelets (2-) 3- to 4- (5-) flowered, 8-12.5 mm long; lower glumes 2-4 mm long, the upper ones 3.5-5 (6) mm long; lemmas 6-9 mm long, awned, the awns 10-15 mm long, crinkled, zig-zagged, often recurved; anthers 2.5-4 mm long; ovary tops hairy.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia