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Smooth bromegrass
(Bromus inermis) Distribution: statewide
Habitat: fields, roadsides, waste areas, often invades
native grasslands
Description: Perennial, cool-season, sod grass. Spikelets
are arranged in open spikes at end of stem.
Height: up to 4 feet tall
Other names: Smooth brome
Plant uses and other interesting facts: Bromegrass was
not found in North America until man brought it from Europe. It
is very aggressive and forms sod unlike many natives which grow
in clumps. Brome is generally not as beneficial to wildlife since
it has weak stems which fall over under winter snow and become
an unusable matt of vegetation preventing other beneficial plants
from growing. Brome grass can be identified by the characteristic
"W" which is found within the leaf.
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