Downy brome
June 10, 2015
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Life cycle
Prostrate winter annual.
Downy brome plant.
Leaves
Both leaf surfaces and sheath are densely hairy. Leaves are rolled in the bud. Light green leaves have a distinctive twist and are soft to the touch.
Ligule
Membranous with a fringe of hairs.
Stems
Erect and clump-forming, up to 24 inches tall.
Flowers and fruit
The seedhead is a soft, dense, purple-tinged, drooping panicle at maturity that produces large, yellowish brown seeds. Seeds also have characteristically long awns.
Reproduction
Seeds.
Downy brome in wheat.
Similar weeds:
Cheat (Bromus secalinus L.)
Differs by having smooth or sparsely hairy leaves and shorter awns than those of downy brome.
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