Hebrew: ברומית זנב-שועל, Arabic: شعير
| Scientific name: | Bromus alopecuros Poir. | |
| Common name: | Foxtail brome, Roadside Brome, Weedy brome | |
| Hebrew name: | ברומית זנב-שועל | |
| Arabic name: | شعير | |
| Plant Family: | Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Stems: | up to 45 centimeters tall | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, smooth | |
| Flowers: | Green | |
| Fruits / pods: | Caryopsis ellipsoid, longitudinally grooved, apex hairy | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Bromus, from the Greek broma, "food", and bromos, "oat". alopecuros, αλωπεκουροϛ (αλωπεξ ουρα), Theophrastus: fox tail, fox brush; fox tail. The Hebrew word:ברומית, bromit, from the foreign languages.
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