F. elatior var. Annual , caespitose. Mid-culm internodes hollow, pigmented immediately below the nodes, glabrous, terete.
Leaves narrowly auriculate .
Ligule a minute rim 0.4-0.9 mm long, not lobed, membranous to chartaceous, smooth or ciliolate, truncate , entire. Prophyll 55 mm long, the keels puberulous to pubescent. Reproductive organization . Rudimentary spikelets usually absent. Incomplete spikelets absent.