Bromus arizonicus is a species of brome grass known by the common name Arizona brome.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Bromus |
Species: | B. arizonicus
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Binomial name | |
Bromus arizonicus |
It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and Baja California, where it grows in many types of grassy valley and desert habitat.
Description
editIt is an annual grass growing 40 to 90 centimetres (16 to 35 in) tall with an open, branching inflorescence. The spikelets are flat and hairy and have awns up to 1.5 centimetres (5⁄8 in) long.
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