Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Smooth Brome and Meadow Brome instead have looser panicles because the pedicels (spikelet stalks) are longer. Here you can see they are short so the panicle is more compact. Also the spikelets are fatter than Meadow Brome.

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus) (09/06/2021) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Smooth Brome and Meadow Brome instead have looser panicles because the pedicels (spikelet stalks) are longer. Here you can see they are short so the panicle is more compact. Also the spikelets are fatter than Meadow Brome.

Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). The little orange-brown bits are the anthers. There are actually several sub-species of Bromus hordeaceus but i think this is ssp. hordeaceus as that is the most common around here. The other, ssp. longipedicallatus is around here but is very tall.

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus) (09/06/2021) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). The little orange-brown bits are the anthers. There are actually several sub-species of Bromus hordeaceus but i think this is ssp. hordeaceus as that is the most common around here. The other, ssp. longipedicallatus is around here but is very tall.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park field). Note the hairy spikelets - Meadow Brome has hairless spikelets and looser panicles. This one is actually pretty hairy.

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus) (11/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park field). Note the hairy spikelets - Meadow Brome has hairless spikelets and looser panicles. This one is actually pretty hairy.

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus) (11/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park field).

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus) (17/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park field). Going over, darkens with age.

Soft Brome (Bromus hordeaceus) (17/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park field).