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Spikelets more than 4 cm long (including the awns)
Spikelets 4–5 cm long (including the awns if present), with 4–6 florets. Panicle 5–10 cm long. Erect annuals up to 40 cm high
Culms pubescent below the panicle. Lemmas scabrous to pubescent; awn ultimately bent upwards or almost spreading. Widespread. Pastures; weed. Introd. from the Mediterranean. Fl. winter–spring. Red Brome Bromus rubens