Weed
bald brome, meadow brome
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
Lanceolate
Brown
Smooth and glabrousGlabrous:
Lacking hairs or pubescence.
Strong central nerve; stiff, broad, and usually enrolled, obscuring much of the paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
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Transversely rounded, stiff; spaced hairs on the margins.
Flat awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
arising near the terminal end of the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
; rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
wider at the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
than at the base.
Caryopsis is laterally rounded like the paleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo..
Previously known as Bromus commutatus.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Included
Poaceae
Bromus racemosus L.
Bromus commutatus Schrad.
Bromus commutatus Schrad. var. apricorum Simonkai
Bromus popovii Drobow
