Bromus inermis

Common Name: 
smooth brome
Scientific Name: 
Bromus inermis Leyss.
Family Name: 
Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Culms of Smooth Brome
Culms of Smooth Brome
Culms
upright, tall, smooth
Leaves
blades flat, smooth to pubescent, rough margins, "M" or "W" constriction mid-way; auricles absent; ligule membranous, short, usually entire; sheaths smooth, closed
Leaves of Smooth Brome
Leaves of Smooth Brome
Leaves of Smooth Brome
Seedheads
open panicle, terminal, erect with whorled and ascending branches, spikelets bronze and purple tinged
Seedheads of Smooth Brome
Seedheads of Smooth Brome