Bromus rigidus, Anisantha rigida, Ripgut brome, Stiff brome,ברומית שעירה, الشويعرة الصلبة
Bromus rigidus, Anisantha diandra subsp. rigida, Anisantha rigida, Bromus diandrus subsp. rigidus, Bromus diandrus var. rigidus, Bromus maximus, Bromus villosus, rigid brome, ripgut brome, ripgut grass, brome grass, great brome, stiff brome,
Hebrew: ברומית שעירה, Arabic: الشويعرة الصلبة
| Scientific name: | Bromus rigidus Roth | |
| Synonym name: | Anisantha diandra subsp. rigida (Roth) Tsvelev, Anisantha rigida (Roth) Hyl., Bromus diandrus subsp. rigidus (Roth) Laínz, Bromus diandrus var. rigidus (Roth) Sales, Bromus maximus Desf., Bromus villosus Forssk. | |
| Common name: | rigid brome, ripgut brome, ripgut grass, brome grass, great brome, stiff brome | |
| Hebrew name: | ברומית שעירה | |
| Arabic name: | الشويعرة الصلبة | |
| Family: | Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: | Annual; | |
| Spinescence: | absent | |
| Succulence: | Non-succulent | |
| Stems: | culms 40 to 70cm tall; pubescent stem | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, smooth margin, stipule absent; wide leaves with sparse hairs and very erect panicle branches (sheats and blades pilose_ | |
| Inflorescence: | The inflorescence is compact and stiff. Spikelets are often heavily pigmented with reddish to black colouring. The spikelet branches are shorter than the spikelets. | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite, green, 2 lodicules (=a small green or white scale below the ovary of a grass flower); membranous. Anthers 3; Ovary with a fleshy appendage above style insertion; pubescent on apex. | |
| Fruits / pods: | Caryopsis with adherent pericarp | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Bromus, from the Greek broma, “food”, and bromos, “oat”.
rigidus, rigid.
Pollinated by wind and cleistogamy.  |