Glabrous annuals; inflorescence an open panicle. Spikelets 2-flowered; glumes 2, persistent, 1-nerved; lemma membranous, 3–7-nerved, truncate or erose at apex, awnless.
3 species from the Mediterranean area; 1 naturalised in Australia
Walsh, N.G. (1994). Poaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 356–627. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
