Meadow brome
Bromus commutatus
Auricles
Absent.
Leaf blade
Green, moderately hairy, finely pointed and rough. Rolled.
Importance
Increasingly a problem in field margins. Most common in England, rare in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Description
Loosely tufted, slightly hairy annual or biennial 40-120 cm. Panicle is generally erect, eventually drooping to one side. Spikelets are oblong, many flowered and 1.8-2.8 cm long with short awns.
Ligule
Short to medium: 1-4 mm, membranous becoming torn.
