*Bromus brevis Steud.

Spikelets mostly 1–2 cm long (including the awns if present), c. 5 mm wide, pale green, often ± whitish, mostly erect; the lowermost sometimes slightly drooping. Longest of the pedicels c. 2 cm long but most spikelets on pedicels c. 5 mm long or less. Awns, if present, up to 3 mm long. Panicle 6–20 cm long, usually compact, especially near the top. Annual or biennial, sometimes with rhizomes, up to 60 cm high. Widespread. Weed. Introd. from S. America. Fl. winter–spring