G34 



RICHARDSON BROME 



Bro'mus cilia'tus, syn. B. richardso'ni 



Flower head (panicle) 4 to 12 

 in. long, open, nodding, with 

 spreading and drooping 

 branches 



Outer flower bract (lemma) 

 about X in. long, broad, silky- 

 hairy along the margins and 

 lower part of the back but 

 smooth near the tip, 5- to 7- 

 veined (nerved), bearded (awn- 

 ed) from between a 2-pointed 

 tip; awns usually about ^ in. 

 long 



Individual flower groups (spike- 

 lets) somewhat rounded, 

 about \}' t in. long, 5- to 12- 

 flowered, at ends of slender, 

 drooping stalks 



Lowest (2) spikelet bracts 

 (glumes) smooth, unequal ; 1st 

 glume 1-nerved, % in. long; 3d 

 glume 3-nerved, about K in. 

 long 



Stalks (culms) tufted, 2 to 5 

 ft. tall, rather stout, leafy, erect, 

 simple, often hairy at the joints 



Leaves rather pale green, up 

 to % in. wide, flat, rough or 

 harsh and sometimes hairy 

 above ; sheaths smooth to hairy 



Roots fibrous 



