1	"Upper leaves terminating in a fragile, awnlike tip (3)4-7(12) mm long; ligules (2)3-10(12) mm long, elongate, acute or acuminate, sometimes with a small cleft on either side; culms erect"	"Lycurus setosus"
1	"Upper leaves acute or with a mucro or bristle 1-3 mm long; ligules 1.5-3 mm long, with evident narrow triangular lobes 1.5-3(4)mm long on the sides; culms erect to ascending, often geniculate"	"Lycurus phleoides"