Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 232.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Culms (3) 10-70 cm. Panicles (3) 5-10 cm, usually with more than 1 spikelet. Lemmas (7) 8-11 mm, usually pilose or pubescent, margins bluntly angled; awns more than 0.1 mm wide at the base, straight, erect. Caryopses shorter than the paleas.

Discussion

Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus grows throughout the range of the species, being most prevalent in southwestern British Columbia, the western United States, and the northeastern coast.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

hairy +  and glabrous +
membranous +  and scarious +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Leon E. Pavlickf +
divaricate +
3 (?) +  and 0 (?) +
straight +
distinct +
subterminal +  and terminal +
geniculate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (19 cm190 mm <br />0.19 m <br />) +
not evident +
cross +, linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
almost +  and straight +
ascending;erect +
spikelike +
not branching +
ascending +  and erect +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
not woody +
Colo. +, Nebr. +, Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Va. +, Del. +, Wis. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Wyo. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, Tenn. +, Pa. +, Okla. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.H. +, R.I. +, Alaska +, Ill. +, Utah +, Ark. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ariz. +, Md. +, Ohio +, Mo. +, Mich. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +, Kans. +, S.C. +, Ky. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, Que. +  and Yukon +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
5 +  and 10 +
terete +  and laterally compressed +
1-9(11)-veined +
always shorter +  and usually shorter +
lanceolate +
subtending +
glabrous +  and pilose +
mucronate +  and acute +
unequal +
uncinate +
solid +  and hollow +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and pilose +
lanceolate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and coriaceous +
3mm +  and 5mm +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
lanceolate +
fleshy +  and membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
hairy +  and glabrous +
well-developed +
reduced +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
1cm +  and 13cm +
2 +  and 1 +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
converging +  and parallel +
Introduced +
1 +  and 60 +
not viviparous +
terete +  and moderately laterally compressed +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Bromus mollis +
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus +
Bromus hordeaceus +
subspecies +
membranous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
biennial +  and annual +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +