Chionochloa rubra var. inermis Connor
; Holotype: CHR 158671! A. P. Druce Mt Egmont: Holly Flat, 3200 ft, Scrub-tussockland, Jan. 1963.
Leaf-blade greenish, adaxially papillate, margin smooth. Anthers to 5 mm.
N.: Mt Egmont. Tussock grassland and bogs; 900-1500 m.