Melica macra

Description

The species is bisexual with closed leaf-sheaths and have short rhizomes with culms that are 20-100 centimetres (7.9-39.4 in) tall. It panicle is 10-15 centimetres (3.9-5.9 in) long and is linear. Its rachis and branches are scabrous while the ligule is 0.2-0.3 millimetres (0.0079-0.0118 in) long and is membranous. The glumes are lanceolate, papery and mebranous on borders, with difference in size; Lower glume is 5.5-10 millimetres (0.22-0.39 in) long by 2.5-3.5 millimetres (0.098-0.138 in) wide while the upper one is 6.5-10 millimetres (0.26-0.39 in) long by 2-3 millimetres (0.079-0.118 in) wide.