402 Bulletin No. 205 [March, 



Bromus ciliatus L. 



Fringed Brome Grass (Fig. 255) 



Lapham '57, 547, 583 (Plate 3, Fig. 2); Babcock '73, 97; Patterson '76, 51; 

 Flagg '78, 282; Breudel '87, 64; Higley and Eaddin '91, 146; Huett '97, 131. 



Culms slender, 2 to 4 feet tall ; sheaths retrorsely pubescent ; blades 

 8 to 15 inches long, 4 to 12 mm. wide, rough and slightly pubescent; 

 panicle spreading, often nearly as broad as long, usually drooping; 

 spikelets 5- to 9-flowered, 15 to 25 mm. long; glumes smooth; lemmas 

 10 to 12 mm. long, pubescent along the edge and sometimes near the 

 base, but smooth on the remainder of the surface ; awn 3 to 5 mm. long. 



Bromus ciliatus is one of the native perennial species. It grows 



in damp places, usually in the woods. 



ILLINOIS SPECIMENS: Without locality, Vasey; without locality, Belh in 1860. 

 CHAMPAIGN CO. Mahomet, Wright, June, 1898; Mahomet, Burrill and Seymour, 

 Aug., 1888. COOK CO. Chicago, Babcock, July, 1873; Evanston, Shi-pman. ful- 

 TON CO. Without locality, Pepoon. jackson co. Without locality, Lapham. jo 

 DAVIESS CO. Without locality, Moffatt; without locality, Fepoon, Aug., 1912. 

 KANKAKEE CO. Kankakee, Hill, July, 1873. macoupin co. Carlinville, Eobert- 

 son, June, 1882. peoria co. Peoria, Brendel; Peoria, McDonald, June, 1896; 

 Mossville, A. Chase 883. pope co. Herod, Clinton, Aug., 1898. ST. clair co. 

 Mascoutah, TVelsch. wabash co. Near Paton, Schneck, June, 1879. 



Bromus inermis Leyss. 

 Hungarian Brome Grass (Figs. 252 and 256) 



Culms in tufts from creeping rootstocks, smooth, 1 to 4 feet tall ; 

 sheaths smooth; l)lades 6 to 10 inches long, 4 to 6 mm. wide, smooth; 

 panicle narrow, the branches ascending; spikelets 6- to 10-flowered, 

 smooth; lemmas 10 to 12 mm. long; awnless or awn-pointed, second 

 glume 3-nerved. 



This species, also known as smooth brome grass, makes rank 



growth, and is gradually spreading over the whole United States. It 



was introduced as a forage grass, but lately has been considered of 



little value. 



jo DAVIESS CO. Without locality, Pepoon .06. lake co. Leithton, Gates 

 1729.1; Eavinia, Gates 1678.2. Livingston co. Emington, Wilcox, stark co. 

 Wady Petra, V. H. Chase, 1454, also July, 1907. vermilion co. Muncie, Mosher, 

 May, 1914. 



Bromus kalmii A. Gray 



Wild Chess (Fig. 257) 



Lapham '57, 547, 582; Babcock '73, 97; Patterson '76, 51; Brendel '87, 64; 

 Higley and Raddin '91, 146; Huett '97, 130; Gates '12, 355. 



Culms 1.5 to 3 feet tall; sheaths softly pubescent; blades 1 to 8 

 inches long, 2 to 8 mm. wide, usually softly pubescent on both sur- 

 faces; the hairs often long and conspicuous; panicle small, open, 

 branches usually wavy; spikelets 6- to 10-flowered, densely covered 

 with soft, silky pubescence; lemmas 8 to 10 mm. long, the awn 2 to 3 

 mm. long ; second glume 5- to 7-nerved. 



