Annuals. Spikelets lanceolate only when young, later cuneiform, wider at the top; lower glume 1-3-nerved, upper glume 3-5-nerved; awn single, long, usually flattened and rough. 2 species in Pakistan.

Lower Taxa

• Bromus sericeus Drobov
• Bromus tectorum Linn.

Related Synonym(s):

• Anisantha pontica C. Koch = Bromus tectorum Linn.
• Anisantha sericea (Drobov) Nevski = Bromus sericeus Drobov
• Anisantha tectorum (Linn.) Nevski = Bromus tectorum Linn.
• Bromus abortiflorus St. Amans = Bromus tectorum Linn.
• Bromus moeszii Penzes = Bromus sericeus Drobov
• Bromus tectorum var. grandiflorus Hack. ex Fedtsch. = Bromus sericeus Drobov
• Bromus tectorum var. hirsutus Regel = Bromus tectorum Linn.
• Schedonorus tectorum (Linn.) Fries = Bromus tectorum Linn.
• Zerna tectorum (Linn.) Panzer ex Jacks. = Bromus tectorum Linn.