A small, delicate grass usually growing to a height of no more than 10 inches.The leaves are at the base of the plant, and are covered with hair-like threads. The flowers of the Hairy Grama are in hairy, comb-like clusters on one side of the stem.

Coralberry is a dense, suckering, deciduous shrub which naturally occurs in open woods, old fields and thickets. Spreads by runners to form impenetrable thickets in the wild. Typically grows 2-5' tall with arching stems. Bell-shaped, white flowers with a pink tinge appear in summer along the stems in axillary clusters and in spikes at the stem ends. Flowers give way to clusters of round, coral-red fruits which mature in autumn. Berries persist through most of the winter providing excellent color and interest to the winter landscape. Small oval to elliptic bluish-green leaves.