Bromus catharticus var. catharticus

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

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Read about Bromus catharticus var. catharticus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bromus unioloides, HBK. (B. Schraderi, Kunth). Fig.667. Rescue-grass. Schrader's Brome-grass. Two to 3 ft.: sheathe pilose; blades narrow, scabrous: panicle erect, open or narrow, the branches ascending; spikelets 1 in. long, compressed, the lemmas keeled, strongly nerved, acuminate, glabrous or scabrous. Andes. Dept. of Agric., Div. of Agrost., 7:299; ibid, Circ. 26:1.—Grown in the southern states as a forage grass. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.