Rolled in the bud, without auricles, and with a ligule that is a fringe of hairs approximately mm long. Leaf blades are approximately 2 to 7 inches long by 2 to 5 mm wide and smooth to only sparsely hairy above but usually only with a few hairs near the leaf base. Leaves emerge from opposite sides of the stem and have margins that are slightly rough. Rhizomes and stolons both occur on the same plant. Rhizomes are scaly and often form an almost impenetrable mat.
Stolons are flat, smooth, usually bent and root at the nodes.
Inflorescence consists of 3 to 7 fingerlike spikes that originate from a single point. Individual spikes are approximately 1 to 3 inches long and flattened. Persistent grass weed with both scaly rhizomes and stolons that root at the nodes. Additionally, the tuft of hairs in the collar region helps to distinguish this weed from most other grasses.