Single anchene per spikelet with pappus hairs and a dorsal awn. Calamagrostis. The awn is straight and does not exceed the glume. The panicle is spreading but the branches/pedicle is short. C. lapponica.
Trailing shrub with brown to reddish brown stems that are glabrous. Leaves are elliptic and 3 to 3.5 cm in length, are entire of the margin, are glabrous on top and bottom. Leaves are bright green on top and glacouse (photo 6) on bottom so big color difference. Best guess without catkins. Looks a lot like S. fuscescens but not toothed at base. Photo 7 shows arctophila on the left and fuscescens on the right.