Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 77 (1753) subsp. hordeaceus.

Synonymy: Serrafalcus hordeaceus (L.) Gren. & Godron, Fl. Fr. 3:590 (1856); B. mollis L., Sp. Pl. edn 2, 1:112 (1762); S. mollis (L.) Parl., Rar. Pl. Sicilia 2:16 (1840).

Common name: Soft brome, soft brome grass.

Description:
Erect annual 55-80 cm high; stem glabrous; leaves long-haired or villous; leaf sheaths hairy.

Panicle 50-85 mm, compact; branches shorter than the spikelets; spikelets 12-18 x 4-6 mm, plump, lanceolate, hairy; lower glumes 3-nerved, c. 4.5 mm, upper 5-nerved, c. 6 mm; lemma 7-9-nerved, 8-9 x c. 4 mm, with broad apical teeth; awn straight, erect, 4-11 mm.

Published illustration: Gardner (1952) Flora of Western Australia 1:pl. 27; Burbidge (1968)Australian grasses 2:pl. 44.

Distribution:    All States except the N.T.   Native of Europe and widely introduced elsewhere. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Oct. — Jan.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Uses: A weedy grass of only limited value as a forage.

Author: Not yet available