Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
Bromus unioloides (Willdenow) Kinth
Bromus willdenovii Kunth
Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter
Bromus catharticus is most notable for its strongly
flattened spikelets. It grows in disturbed sites and is commonly
seen along the roadside and under road signs.
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Bromus catharticus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 9, 2007
Bromus catharticus, detail of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 8, 2007
Bromus catharticus, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Boston Hill, Silver City, April 30, 2009
Bromus catharticus, strongly flattened spikelets seen on edge, photo Russ Kleinman, Boston Hill, Silver City, April 30, 2009
Bromus catharticus, photomicrograph of C4 (Krantz anatomy) in Aristida purpurea compared to Bromus catharticus (C3), photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 24, 2022
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