Annuals; roots taproots, slender. Stems 0–10 mm. Leaves 50–120 × 1–4 mm; blade linear, margins entire or toothed, veins conspicuous or not, surfaces villous or lanate, rarely glabrate. Scapes 200–1500 mm, hairy, hairs antrorse, long and short. Spikes greenish or brownish, 70–150 mm, densely flowered, flowers in whorls or pairs; bracts ovate, 1–2 mm, length 0.3–0.8 times sepals. Flowers: sepals 2.5–3.4 mm; corolla radially symmetric, lobes reflexed, 2–2.7 mm, base obtuse or slightly cordate; stamens 4, connective elongated, apex acute. Seeds 2, 2.1–2.9 mm. 2n = 20.

Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Dunes, grassy hills and flats, clearings in woods.
Elevation: -50–1400 m.

Distribution

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Calif., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

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