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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bromus tectorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus tectorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-14-001:
Bromus tectorum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus tectorum
COMMON NAME:
Downy Brome, Downy Chess, Downy Cheat, Cheatgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_brte_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_brte_002_lvd
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Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1383019
Month Unknown
Its ligules are 0.04-0.1 in. (1-2.5 mm) long, per www.invasive.org.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5270027
Month Unknown
Panicles generally nodding; spikelets drooping, each 2-3.5cm long, per www.invasive.org.
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Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org bug_5364419
Month Unknown
The glumes are awl-shaped, per www.invasive.org.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387165
Month Unknown
The leaf sheaths and blades are covered with soft short hairs, per www.invasive.org.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5449007
Month Unknown
Panicles 5-20cm long, have numerous branches, and retain an open quality, per www.invasive.org.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5449047
Month Unknown
B. tectorum has a fibrous root system that is finely divided, per www.invasive.org.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5449049
Month Unknown
The leaves are 0.08-0.16 in. (2-4 mm) wide and up to 8 in. (20 cm) long, per www.invasive.org.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5449075
Month Unknown
Seeds can germinate in fall or spring; fall germination is more common, per www.invasive.org.
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D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID, USDA APHIS ITP, B bug_5461369
Month Unknown
Lemmas narrowly lanceolate, toothed, with slender straight awns, per www.invasive.org.