Bromus arizonicus

Bromus arizonicus is a species of brome grass known by the common name Arizona brome.

Bromus arizonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. arizonicus
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

It is an annual grass growing 40 to 90 centimeters tall with an open, branching inflorescence. The spikelets are flat and hairy and have awns up to 1.5 centimeters long.


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