About Bromus latiglumis (Shear) Hitchc.
Bromus latiglumis (Shear) Hitchc. is a perennial grass that grows in mats or clumps, reaching heights of 0.5 to 2 meters (1 foot 8 inches to 6 feet 7 inches). Its leaves are cauline. The leaf sheaths are ribbed and glabrous, and cover most of the plant's nodes. The dark green leaf blades are 5 to 17 millimeters (0.20 to 0.67 inches) wide, with a visible white midrib. This species produces an ovoid panicle that is 15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches) long. Panicle branches are either spreading or reflexed, have large basal pulvini, and grow either singly or in pairs. The elliptical or oblong spikelets measure 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters (0.59 to 1.38 inches) long and 5 to 9 millimeters (0.20 to 0.35 inches) broad. Each spikelet holds 3 to 8 loosely arranged flowers. The glumes can be either pilose or glabrous. The lemmas have 5 to 7 nerves, measure 3 to 4 millimeters (0.12 to 0.16 inches) long, are mostly glabrous, and are sericeous toward their base. The awns are 2 to 6 millimeters (0.079 to 0.236 inches) long. The palea has a rounded tip, and the anthers measure 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters (0.059 to 0.098 inches) long. Bromus latiglumis flowers from August to September. It grows in wet woods, prairies, stream banks, and alluvial plains.
