Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Bromus commutatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus racemosus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Bromus commutatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Bromus commutatus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-010:
Bromus commutatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Bromus racemosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus commutatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bromus commutatus
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Chess, Meadow Brome
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_brco4_001_lvd
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Bryan England bry_b_commutatus1
June Wake County NC
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
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Bryan England bry_b_commutatus1b
June Wake County NC
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
Panicle relatively open, branches stiff, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Bryan England bry_b_commutatus2
June Wake County NC
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
Pedicels longer than the spikelets; lemma awns 5-12mm long, straight, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Bryan England bry_b_commutatus3
June Wake County NC
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
Sheaths retrorsely pilose; blades more or less pubescent, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Bromus commutatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus racemosus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Bromus commutatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Bromus commutatus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-010:
Bromus commutatus
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Bromus racemosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus commutatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bromus commutatus
3891
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Europe
Common
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
FRUIT:
Grain reddish
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