Barren Brome |
Anisantha sterilis |
Former name: Bromus sterilis
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Carl Farmer |
Rare, on dry waste or cultivated ground or walls. Stems to c 100 cm tall. Lemma c 15-20 mm long plus awn c 20-35 mm long. ID: Similar to Hairy Brome, but with panicle branches unbranched. Spikelets, each with c 5-10 long-awned florets, drooping on the ends of stalks much longer than themselves, giving a very loose and open effect. Other features: Annual. A rather floppy plant. Stems hairless, unlike those of Hairy Brome. |