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Learn more about Cheat from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bromus secalinus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus secalinus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-14-008:
Bromus secalinus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus secalinus
COMMON NAME:
Cheat, Common Chess, Rye Brome
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_brse_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_brse_002_lvd
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5436757
Month Unknown
Leaf sheath usually glabrous; blade 5-15cm x 3-6mm, pubescent; ligule 1-2mm, per Flora of China.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5436759
Month Unknown
Some used to believe that wheat could change into chess or "cheat", per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5436761
Month Unknown