Common names: rescue grass, rescue brome

Scientific names: Bromus unioloides (B. catharticus, B. willdenowii)

Seasons of significant use: fall, winter (for Bromus spp. complex)

Characteristics: Introduced, naturalized, annual, cool season grass to 2.5 feet. Leaf blades usually pubescent; inflorescence a panicle; spikelets compressed with 6-12 awnless or very short awned florets. Flowers April-July.

Plant community type: Open uplands and bottomlands. Prevalent on disturbed sites.

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