Festuca parvigluma is a species of grass which can be found in Japan, Nepal, both South and North Koreas, China, Taiwan, and Northeast India.[1]
The plant is 40cm–80cmcm (20inches–30inchescm) tall and have 2-3 nodes. Leaf sheaths have a hairy base while the leaf blades are flat, 7cm–20cmcm (03inches–10inchescm) long and 2.5mm3.8mm broad. They also carry 13-17 veins and have a 0.2mm0.5mm long and ciliolate ligule. Its panicle is 15cm–20cmcm (06inches–10inchescm) long with branches diameter being 4cm–13cmcm (02inches–05inchescm). The species carry three to 4 (sometimes even 5) florets which are located on 7mm9mm long spikelets. The glumes are both ovate and are 2.2mm3mm (sometimes 4mm) long. Its rachilla is 0.9mm1.1mm long while the lemmas are 4.8mm7mm and are smooth. It palea have smooth keels while the awns are 5mm10mm long (exceeding sometimes up to 12mm). The stamens are 0.7mm1.1mm but can sometimes reach up to 1.5mm. It ovary have a pubescent apex with both the flowering and fruit time from April to July.[1]