bromus briziformis

Bromus briziformis is a species of brome grass known by the common name rattlesnake brome. The specific epithet briziformis comes from the resemblance of the grass to grasses of the genus Briza, particularly Briza maxima. The common name is derived from the resemblance of the spikelets to the rattles of rattlesnakes. The grass has a diploid number of 14.

Bromus briziformis is an annual grass, with erect or ascending culms growing 20–80 cm (7.9–31.5 in) tall. The leaf sheaths are shaggy and ligules, ...