Japanese Brome
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Common Name: Japanese Brome Other Names: Japanese Chess Species Name: Bromus japonicus Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like Family Name: Poaceae |
Examples of Japanese BromeBromus japonicus
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Introduced, Europe |
| Duration | Winter Annual |
| Season | Cool |
| Distribution in the U.S. | NE, SD, ND, KS, OK, TX, MN, IA, MO, MT, WY, CO, NM, AB, SK, MB |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
- Spikelet: Florets 6-11 (15-25 millimeters long); lemmas broad (7-9 millimeters long, hairless, and split or lobed near the tips
- Inflorescence: Panicle (8-20 centimeters long), open; branches flexuous, slender
- Awns: Lemma of upper florets awned (8-13 millimeters long) awns become twisted and bent at maturity
- Glumes: Unequal; first glume 4-6 millimeters long, second glume 6-8 millimeters long; broad, awnless
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Sheath: Shaggy, densely hairy with long hairs.
- Leaf Blade Shape: Flat (7-20 centimeters long, 1-7 millimeters wide), densely hairy or velvety, midvein prominent
- Ligule: Membranous (less than 2 millimeters long), rounded
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Sand, silt and clay |
| Habitat | Widespread on disturbed sites, waste areas, cropland and rangeland in low condition |
| Successional Stage | Early, but invades all stages |
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