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10 mm. long; lemmas 10 to 12 mm. 

 long, glabrous or evenly scabrous- 

 pubescent over the back; awn 5 to 6 



Figure 12. — Bromus suksdorfii, X 1. (Type.) 



mm. long. % — Established in a 

 few localities from Maine to New 

 York ; also in Washington, California, 

 Wisconsin, West Virginia, Kentucky, 

 and Alabama; introduced from Eu- 

 rope. 



Bromus ramosus Huds. Tall slen- 

 der perennial; blades flat; panicles 15 

 to 25 cm. long, open, drooping; spike- 

 lets 2 to 3 cm. long, lemmas 12 to 15 

 mm. long, awned. % — Introduced 

 in Washington; Europe. 



13. Bromus suksdorfii Vasey. (Fig. 

 12.) Culms 60 to 100 cm. tall; panicle 

 7 to 12 cm. long, the branches erect or 

 ascending; spikelets about 2.5 cm. 

 long, longer than the pedicels; first 

 glume mostly 1-nerved, 8 to 10 mm. 

 long, the second 3-nerved, 8 to 12 

 mm. long; lemmas 12 to 14 mm. longi, 

 appressed-pubescent near the margin 

 and on the lower part of midnerve; 

 awn 2 to 4 mm. long. % — Rocky 

 woods and slopes, Washington to the 



Figure 11. — Bromus pumpellianus, X 1. (Umbach 453, Mont.) 



