Bromus hordeaceus |
Bromus secalinus |
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soft chess |
rye brome |
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Habit | Annual, the culms 2-7 dm. tall, usually soft-pubescent throughout. | |
Leaves | Sheaths closed; ligules 0.5-1 mm. long, hairy; blades flat, 1.5-4 mm. broad. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence an erect, narrow, crowded panicle 3-10 cm. long, the spikelets exceeding the pedicles; spikelets 5- to 7-flowered, 1-2 cm. long; first glume 4-6 mm. long, lanceolate, the second slightly longer and wider; lemmas 6.5-8.5 mm. long, the area between the nerves depressed and concave; lemmas with straight awns 6-10 mm. long from a bifid apex. |
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Bromus hordeaceus |
Bromus secalinus |
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Flowering time | April-July | June-July |
Habitat | Prairies, bluffs, grasslands, waste ground, roadsides, dry hillsides, and other disturbed areas. | Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed, open ground. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Baja California, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic coast.
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Origin | Introduced from Europe | Introduced from Europe |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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