Latin name: Bromus berteroanus Colla
  Pronunciation: BRO-mus ber-ter-oh-AY-nus
  Common name: Chilean chess
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Sandy and gravelly soils to about 5500',
  deserts
  Blooming period: March to June
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Bromus
  (2) berteroanus