*Bromus catharticus Vahl

Awns on the lemmas less than 5 mm long. Panicle open, 10–30 cm long. Spikelets bright green, sometimes tinged with purple, often drooping. Longest of the pedicels 2–4 cm long; most spikelets on pedicels 5–10 mm long. Annual up to 1 m high, sometimes biennial. Widespread. Pastures. Introd. from America. Fl. winter–spring. Prairie Grass