Ichnanthus adpressus

Description

HABIT Perennial;caespitose.Culms erect;20–150 cm long;rooting from lower nodes.Culm-internodes distally glabrous,or pilose.Culm-nodes glabrous,or pubescent.Leaves cauline.Leaf-sheaths pilose;outer margin hairy.Ligule a ciliate membrane;0.2–2 mm long.Leaf-blade base without a false petiole.Leaf-blades lanceolate,or elliptic,or ovate;3–16 cm long;5–29 mm wide.Leaf-blade midrib indistinct;scarcely raised beneath.Leaf-blade venation with distinct cross veins.Leaf-blade surface glabrous,or pubescent;hairy on both sides.Leaf-blade margins scaberulous.Leaf-blade apex acute,or acuminate.