Common Name: smooth bromeScientific Name: Bromus inermis Leyss.Family Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Culmsupright, tall, smooth Leavesblades flat, smooth to pubescent, rough margins, "M" or "W" constriction mid-way; auricles absent; ligule membranous, short, usually entire; sheaths smooth, closed Seedheadsopen panicle, terminal, erect with whorled and ascending branches, spikelets bronze and purple tinged