*Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Awns on the glumes 4–9 mm long. Lemmas with an awn 1–3 mm long. Panicles dense, 2–11 cm long, branches hidden by the spikelets. Leaf blades flat, 5–10 cm long, up to 6 mm wide; ligule 5–10 mm long. Tufted annual up to 50 cm high. Widespread. Damp disturbed areas; edges of swamps. Introd. from the Mediterranean. Fl. spring. Annual Beardgrass