(Neobouteloua lophostachya)
HABIT Perennial.Culms erect;10–30 cm long.Ligule a fringe of hairs.Leaf-blades 2–4 cm long;1–3 mm wide;coriaceous;stiff.INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes.Racemes 15–30;borne along a central axis;unilateral;1–3 cm long;bearing 15–20 fertile spikelets on each.Central inflorescence axis 5–10 cm long.