Bromus rubens

Bromus rubens Linnaeus

Foxtail Chess
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Protologue: Cent. Pl. I: 5 (1755)
Pronunciation: Brò-mus rù-bens
Etymology: Gr. bromos, an ancient name for oat + "red", in reference to the reddish spikelets
Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher

Distribution:
Bromus rubens distribution map sdpaBromus rubens distribution map cch2 
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  


Bromus rubens field image
  
Bromus rubens
Plant is an annual herb. The inflorescence is a "tight" (with short internodes) panicle of erect to ascending spikelets, the lemmas with long, often red-purplish awns.
Image credits: iNat43095113, iNat276176142, iNat337736922 (all @jrebman).

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