Annuals or perennials, with a knotty rhizomatous base. Inflorescence a narrow, often spike-like, terminal panicle. Spikelets 1-flowered, disarticulating above the glumes; floret bisexual equalling or shorter than the glumes. Glumes persistent, (1-)3(-11)-nerved, equal or unequal, acuminate to obtuse. Lemma cylindric, 3-nerved, becoming indurate at maturity, articulation present; basal callus densely barbate or glabrous; awns 3; at least the central awn plumose, or, if glabrous, then with a penicil of hairs at the base of the column. Worldwide: c. 50 species occurring in desert and semi-desert in Africa, Middle East, C Asia and Pakistan Botswana: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ciliata (Desf.) De Winter | SW | |
| hirtigluma (Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter subsp. patula (Hack.) De Winter | N,SW | Description, Image |
| obtusa (Delile) Nees | SW | |
| uniplumis (Licht.) De Winter var. uniplumis | N,SW | Description, Image |
| uniplumis (Licht.) De Winter var. neesii (Trin. & Rupr.) De Winter | N,SW,SE | Description |