Bromus mollis L. Soft Brome Habit: Erect annual, softly pubescent throughout. Culms: 20-80 cm. tall. Blades: 5-15 cm. long, 3-5 mm. wide, pilose or glabrate. Sheath: Softly pubescent. Inflorescence: Panicle erect, contracted, usually 5-10 cm. long. Spikelet: 5-13-flowered, 12-15 mm. long, 4-6 mm. wide, nearly sessile. Glumes: Broad, obtuse, coarsely pilose or scabrous-pubescent, the first 3-5-nerved, 4-6 mm. long, the second 5-7-nerved, 7-8 mm. long. Lemmas: Broad, soft, obtuse, 7-nerved, coarsely pilose or scabrous-pubescent, rather deeply bidentate, 8-9 mm. long, the margin and apex hyaline; awn rather stout 6-9 mm. long. Palea: About three fourths as long as its lemma. Fruit: Grain adhering to the palea. Habitat: Weed in waste places and cultivated ground. May-July. Kansas Range: Riley county.