The photograph of the leaves didn't come out so unfortunately this picture of the plant showing only flower spike doesn't look much different from B. pinnatum. This plant was pubescent though with the wide, light green leaves having a fringe of hairs at the edge. The awns are usually longer in B. sylvaticum that B. pinnatum but they vary so the best characteristic to separate the two Brachypodia is hairiness. Both prefer base rich soils.
Cliffs near Porthdinllaen 25th July 2005
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