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Common Name(s):	Rescuegrass, Brome,Rescuegrass
Species:	Bromus catharticus
Synonyms:	Bromus unioloides
Family:	Poaceae
Tribe:	Poeae
Longevity:	Annual
Season:	Cool
Origin:	Introduced
Height:	50 - 80 cm
Flowers:	March - June

Description:	A common weed of lawns and disturbed sites, but also used as a forage grass. It's spikelets are noticably flattened and the lemma of each floret has a short awn 1-3 mm long. Its leaves are broader (5-12 mm) than most other species of bromes in our region. It gets its name for coming to the producer's "rescue" following drought or winter. It provides forage for some wildlife species and cattle in late winter and early spring.

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