Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa

Lower glume usually narrowly truncate; upper glume firm at the tip, 7–10 mm long; lemma 8.6–11.5 mm long, the hairs usually extending to the apex and often forming a sparse coma; callus 0.8–1.7 mm long, usually less than 20% the length of the lemma; awn less than 65 mm long, column less than 30 mm long. Flowers Oct.–Feb.