Oplismenus P.Beauv.
Lower glume awned from the back of the entire apex or from the base of a small apical notch Oplismenus
Lower branches of the inflorescence 3–5 cm long. Leaf blades ovate to lanceolate, less than 7 times as long as wide, 4–18 mm wide, softly pubescent. Widespread. Shaded places. Fl. summer–autumn Oplismenus aemulus
Lower branches of the inflorescence mostly up to 1.5 cm long. Leaf blades more than 10 times as long as wide, up to 7 mm wide, pubescent. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Shaded places. Fl. summer–autumn Oplismenus imbecillis