Aristida personata

Loosely tufted or shortly rhizomatous perennial, culms erect and cane-like, usually branched, to 120 cm high; leaves few, basal and cauline, sheaths smooth and glabrous; blade flat inrolled, to 15 cm long and 2.5 mm wide, glabrous on lower (abaxial) surface, scabrous to minutely hispid on upper surface; ligule densely ciliate, c. 0.5 mm long. Inflorescence a rather sparse, often interrupted, slender to somewhat spreading panicle, 10–30 cm long; glumes narrow-acuminate, sometimes with an awn to 2 mm long, purplish, the lower 6–10 mm long, the upper 7–12 mm long and up to 4 mm longer than the lower; lemma convolute, narrow-cylindric, 7–12 mm long, glabrous except for short, white callus hairs, surface smooth, pale or purplish; awn branches subequal, 13–25 mm long. Flowers mainly May–Aug. (3 records).