Glumes hairy. Lemma 5–7 mm long; awn with 2 bends, 3–5 cm long; the column of the awn 13–20 mm long. Tuftedperennial up to c. 1.5 m high. Leaf blades up to 5 mm wide, ± rolled. The Oaks. Open forests on poor soils. Fl. spring–summerAustrostipa densiflora