[2] This perennial grass forms loose tufts of slender, weak, pale green stems up to 55 centimeters tall.

[4] This grass grows in cool wetland habitat types such as bogs, swamps, and wet meadows.

[3] It may grow in mucky spots with Sphagnum moss and spring-fed swamp habitat dominated by Fraxinus nigra and Betula alleghaniensis.

rugosa, Calamagrostis canadensis, Cypripedium reginae, Doellingeria umbellata, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Galium asprellum, Geum rivale, Impatiens capensis, Larix laricina, Onoclea sensibilis, Polygonum sagittatum, Rhamnus alnifolius, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, Symphyotrichum puniceum, and Thelypteris palustris.

[3] Potential threats to the species include destruction or degradation of the fragile wetland communities where it occurs, but none of the occurrences appear to be in imminent danger of extirpation.