1	"Lower glume of sessile spikelet with short hairs on the keels towards the apex; racemes 1–3, not conspicuously hairy."	"Dichanthium tenue"
1	"Lower glume of sessile spikelet with a fringe of long hairs towards the apex; racemes 1–6; usually with dense hairs."	2
2	"Sessile spikelets 5–6 mm long, pedicellate spikelets male, racemes 1–3, usually purplish."	"Dichanthium setosum"
2	"Sessile spikelets 3–4.5 long; pedicellate spikelets sterile; racemes usually 2–4, light coloured"	"Dichanthium sericeum"