Bromus madritensis L. (Mediterranean brome)
Bromus madritensis L. (Mediterranean brome)
Bromus madritensis L. (Mediterranean brome)
Family: | Poaceae |
Habitat: | Ruderal meadow |
Growth habit: | cluster-like |
Plant size: | 20 - 70 cm |
Flower colour: | light green |
Flowering time | May |
Leaf characteristics: | 10-30 (-50) cm high, glabrous or with scattered hairs. Leaves 4-8 mm wide. Ligule up to 3 mm long, finely slit. |
Flower characteristics: | Panicle 5-15 cm long, dense, erect, branches obliquely erect, usually 5-20 mm long. These without the awns 2-3 cm long. Glume 12-20 mm long, its awn about as long or slightly longer. Lower glume 1-nerved, upper glume 3-nerved |
Special features: | aerect ellipsoid panicles 3 - 12 cm long, 2 - 6 cm wide, short spikes, spikelets green to purple-red |