bromes

genus Bromus

Member of grasses (family Poaceae)
grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies (order Poales)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for old historical records and extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.
Caution: The key to distinguish these species is not complete.

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Key features:

• spike (inflorescence) and lemma (lower, larger bract of a single flower) features
• leaf, sheath hairy or glabrous
• number of stem nodes

australian brome
Bromus arenarius

chilean chess
Bromus berteroanus

rescue brome
Bromus catharticus

fringed brome
Bromus ciliatus

ripgut brome
Bromus diandrus

soft chess
Bromus hordeaceus

japanese brome
Bromus japonicus

chinook brome
Bromus laevipes

compact brome
Bromus madritensis

seaside brome
Bromus maritimus

bald brome
Bromus racemosus

barren brome
Bromus sterilis

cheatgrass
Bromus tectorum

columbia brome
Bromus vulgaris

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2 observed taxons / 14 unobserved taxons

Chris’s observations: 2 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
• Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

• Apr.: 1
• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora