Plants without the above combination of characters
Aerial stems less than 15 cm long, usually without scale-like leaves Cross-section of occluded region of leaf just above the sheath V- or Y-shaped Anthers yellow. Filaments orange
Leaves erect or flaccid and slightly drooping, often greyish-green. Perianth segments up to 10 mm long. Tufted perennials up to 1.5 m high