Midvein region often pale. First 2-3 leaves emerge simultaneously and are folded lengthwise. Stems erect, simple, glabrous, triangular in cross-section . Leaves 3-ranked , mostly basal, glossy, glabrous, often creased lengthwise. Leaves lack ligules, auricles, and collar regions .
Margins finely serrate.
Sheaths closed, membranous, pale green. Stems to 0.9 m tall. Stems to 0.4 m tall. Leaves shorter than flowering stems , dark green, 3-6 mm wide. Rhizomes produce tubers and basal bulbs that bear aerial shoots.