Japanese name: ネズミホソムギ（鼠細麦） Scientific name:Lolium ×hybridum
[Overview]
An annual or biennial 0.3–1 m tall.
A hybrid of Nezumi-mugi and Hoso-mugi, with a form intermediate between the two.
The whole plant is hairless, and the stem is erect.
Leaves are simple, alternate and linear.
Leaves before unfolding are often rolled into a circle.
A spike-like inflorescence about 10–30 cm long is borne, with stalkless spikelets about 1.5–2 cm long arranged alternately.
The first glume is present only on the spikelet at the tip of the inflorescence and is reduced in the lateral spikelets.
The spikelets are longer than the second glume, and some have awns while others do not.
