Great Brome

great brome
brome

It droops like oats and it has long awns like barley. As this is growing at the edge of a wheat field, I’m guessing that it is great brome, Anisantha diandra, although there are some similar-looking species. Great brome is a grass from the Mediterranean region which grows on waste ground, roadsides and field edges.

The Wikipedia reports that it, and a similar brome, also get referred to as ‘ripgut brome’ in some parts of the world, where the species have become troublesome weeds.

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Table Talk

Sofia's table

Another lockdown birthday, this time for Sofia, aged 12, who created a table character for a booklet of What am I? puzzles.

Just been talking to a neighbour who’s a teacher. Getting schools running again is proving an even more difficult than closing them.