Anthochortus

Plants generally tangled, forming cushions, rarely monoecious, or florets bisexual. Rhizomes 0. Culms branching, sometimes flattened or striate. Leaf sheaths closely convolute, apex often with a long, hair-like mucro. Maleinflorescence of several spicate spikelets. Malespikelets with several bracts fertile; anthers exserted at anthesis. Femaleinflorescence similar to male, but with fewer spikelets, of 1-several spicate spikelets; spathes similar to sheaths. Femalespikelets similar to male ones, bracts chartaceous to cartilaginous, with 1 fertile; perianth segments membranous, subequal; ovary 1-locular; styles 2. Fruit a soft-walled nutlet.