Citation: Roth, Catal. Bot. 1:18 (1797).

Synonymy: Serrafalcus lanceolatus (Roth)Parl., Rar. Pl. Sicilia 2:18 (1810); B. macrostachys Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1:96 (1798); S. macrostachys (Desf.) Parl., Fl. Ital. 1:397 (1850).

Common name: Mediterranean brome.

Description:
Stems erect to 70 cm, glabrous below the panicle; leaves and sheaths hairy.

Panicle 60-100 mm, erect, sometimes loose but dense in poorly grown specimens; panicle branches scabrid, rigid, shorter than the spikelets; spikelets 20-35 x 6-8 mm, lanceolate, glabrous or slightly hairy in our specimens; lower glumes 3-nerved, 5-9 mm, the upper 5-nerved, 8-12 mm; lemma 11-20 mm, with 7 prominent nerves, 2-fid at the apex; awn 6-12 mm, flat, twisted at the base, the free end spreading horizontally at maturity.

Distribution:    N.S.W.; Vic.   Native of southern Europe; naturalised in North America. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Oct. — Dec.

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

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