(Smooth Bromegrass)
Bromus inermis, Booth Falls, Eagle Co. 4004
Bromus inermis, Silver Shekel, Breckenridge, Summit Co. 1910
Bromus inermis, Silver Shekel, Breckenridge, Summit Co. 1918
| Scientific Name | Bromus inermis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BRIN2 |
| Common Name | Smooth Brome | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 40502 |
| Family | Poaceae (Grass) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Life zones and habitat: Plains to subalpine (4500 to 11800 ft.); common in disturbed areas, meadows, grasslands and forests; planted extensively for forage in pastures and rangelands. Plant: Perennial grass from rhizomes; erect culms 20 to 40 inches tall, single or a few together. Foliage: Sheaths usually smooth with auricles sometimes present; flat, smooth blades 2 to 14 inches long and up to 5/8-inch wide. Inflorescence: Open, erect panicles 4 to 8 inches tall with ascending or spreading branches; spikelets 7/8 to 1-5/8 inches long elliptic to lanceolate, somewhat compressed, sometimes purplish, with 5 to 10 florets; glumes are smooth and unequal with lower 4-9 mm long, upper 7-10 mm; lemmas are smooth, 9-13 mm long without awns or with a short awn tip. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and SEINet. |
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Colorado Status: Introduced |
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