Character:  It generally remains small and
tufted, and has a paler green appearance than other grasses.

Flower:  The flowers appear on branches which tend to be at 45º to the stem.  The spikelets have no awns and will contain between 3 and 10 flowers.

Significance:  Annual Meadow-grass has
increasingly become a serious problem in arable crops, due to its rapid flower development and continuous shedding of seed.