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Learn more about Poverty Brome from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bromus sterilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus sterilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-002:
Bromus sterilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus sterilis
COMMON NAME:
Poverty Brome, Barren Brome, Cheatgrass
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_sterilis_17
May Iredell County NC
Panicle 10-20cm long, the branches drooping, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_sterilis_20c
May Iredell County NC
Spikelets 2.5-3.5cm long, 6-10 flowered; lemma awn 2-3cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387177
Month Unknown
Leaf sheath pubescent; blade soft, 5-20cm x 4-10mm, pubescent; ligule 2-4mm, per Flora of China.
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5398496
Month Unknown Hungary
Panicle lax, open, nodding; branches spreading, up to 10cm, per Flora of North America.
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5398583b
Month Unknown
Lemma awns 15-30mm, as long as or longer than lemma body, slender, straight, per Flora of North America.