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Leaves borne at the internodes; clasping, covering most of the stem, upright (not pendulous), at an angle of 30\u00ba with the stem, up to 60 cm long and up to 3(4) cm wide, linear-lanceolate, acute, fibrous, green, slightly white-blueish, glaucous, rough to touch. Flowers grouped in spikelets of (6)7-10 mm long, very numerous, with 1-2 flowers each, forming a large feathery panicle (up to 80 cm long), oblong, very characteristic, whitish-green or with purple tints. Flower with a lower glume covered in long silky hairs. 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