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Bromus secalinus
Synonyms: Bromus secalinus var. hordeaceus, Bromus polymorphus, Bromus segetalis, Bromus secalinus subsp. multiflorus, Bromus secalinus var. pubescens, Bromus secalinus var. grossus, Avena secalina, Bromus secalinus var. asper, Bromus vitiosus, Bromus mutabilis var. hirtus, Bromus secalinus f. hirtus, Bromus secalinus subsp. vulgaris, Bromus secalinus var. hybridus, Bromus secalinus var. arvensis, Bromus secalinus var. intermedius, Serrafalcus secalinus var. submuticus, Bromus secalinus var. elongatus, Bromus secalinus subsp. infestus, Bromus secalinus var. macrostachys, Bromus hybridus, Bromus secalinus var. integer, Bromus mutabilis var. secalinus, Bromus mollis var. secalinus, Bromus mutabilis var. hordeaceus, Bromus secalinus var. leiophyllus, Bromus secalinus var. badensis, Serrafalcus secalinus var. glaber, Bromus secalinus subsp. billottii, Bromus secalinus var. divergens, Bromus secalinus var. hirsutus, Bromus mutabilis, Forasaccus secalinus, Bromus submuticus, Bromus secalinus var. rhenanthus, Bromus secalinus var. submuticus, Serrafalcus secalinus var. elongatus, Bromus hordeaceus, Bromus racemosus var. elongatus, Bromus secalinus var. minimus, Bromus secalinus var. pratensis, Serrafalcus divaricatus, Bromus secalinus var. muticus, Bromus secalinus f. lasiophyllus, Bromus secalinus var. vulgaris, Bromus secalinus var. glaber, Bromus secalinus var. hirtus, Bromus secalinus var. vitiosus, Bromus mutabilis var. glabratus, Bromus secalinus var. lasiophyllus, Bromus badensis, Bromus secalinus f. divergens, Bromus segetalis var. secalinus, Bromus secalinus f. submuticus, Bromus mutabilis var. grossus, Serrafalcus gmelinii, Serrafalcus secalinus, Bromus elongatus, Serrafalcus secalinus var. hordeaceus, Bromus ehrhartii, Bromus secalinus subsp. barthae, Bromus secalinus var. dilatatus, Bromus brevisetus
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Botanical Description
Bromus secalinus is an annual grass of the Poaceae family growing 30-100 cm tall with erect or geniculate culms arising from a tufted base. Leaf blades are flat, 2-7 mm wide, sparsely pilose, with conspicuous ribbed sheaths that are smooth or finely pubescent; ligules are short and membranous. The inflorescence is an open, eventually nodding panicle 10-20 cm long bearing pendulous lanceolate spikelets 12-20 mm long containing 5-10 florets. Lemmas are smooth, rounded on the back, broadly elliptic, with awns shorter than the lemma or sometimes absent. Glumes are unequal and persistent. A widespread weed of cereal fields, waste ground, and roadsides, native to Eurasia and naturalised throughout temperate regions worldwide, the species flowers in late spring and early summer.
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Traditional American Uses
None Documented
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