Parapholis incurva

Tufted, erect to decumbent, stems to 25 cm long. Leaves glabrous; blade flat or incurved, scabrous on upper surface, to 6 cm long and 2 mm wide, often reduced to short points on the inflated upper sheath; ligule minutely toothed, to 1 mm long. Spikes to 10 cm long, weakly to strongly curved, rarely almost straight, often purplish, usually many per plant. Glumes subequal, 4–5-nerved, 4.5–7 mm long, mostly slightly longer than internodes; lemma and palea thinly membranous, 1–2 mm shorter than glumes; anthers 0.5–1 mm long. Flowers Sep.–Nov.