Bromus arizonicus

Species category

Weed

Common name

Arizona brome

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Shape

Lanceolate

Size

  • Length: 9–14 mm
  • Width: 1.5–1.9 mm
  • Thickness: 0.8–1 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth and glabrousGlabrous:
Lacking hairs or pubescence.

Lemma

Strong longitudinal nerves

Palea

Folded into the caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
with a margin of strong teeth

Other structures

RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
scar surface is parallel with the rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
axis.

Identification notes

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
is laterally compressed.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Bromus arizonicus (Shear) Stebbins

 Bromus arizonicus.  Florets with a rachilla scar surface that is parallel to the rachilla axis.
Bromus arizonicus. Florets with a rachilla scar surface that is parallel to the rachilla axis.