Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Bromus madritensis Linnaeus
(Red Brome, Foxtail Brome)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
Bromus rubens Linnaeus
Anisantha rubens (Linnaeus) Nevski
Bromus madritensis Linnaeus var. rubens (Linnaeus) Husnot

Bromus madritensis is an annual that forms dense panicles on fairly short culms. The first glume is one nerved, and the awns are 1-6cm long. The panicles have a reddish or purplish hue when mature, hence the name "rubens." This exotic grass prefers dry, disturbed areas.
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Bromus madritensis, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CF Cyn., May 2, 2007



Bromus madritensis, annual root system, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Pancho Cyn., Nov. 17, 2007



Bromus madritensis, detail of floret, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Pancho Cyn., Nov. 17, 2007



Bromus madritensis, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CF Cyn., May 2. 2007


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