Description
- Weed Description: Japanese brome is a member of the Poaceae or grass family. Japanese brome is a cool season, annual grass that can range in height from 14 to 40 inches.
- Leaves: Leaf blades are flat, covered with soft, distinct, thin hair, approximately 1 to 8 inches in length, and 1/32 to 1/16 of an inch wide.
- Stems: Sheaths are covered with dense, soft hairs.
- Flowers: The seedhead is a soft drooping panicle that is often purple-tinged. Individual spikelets are approximately 10 to 18 mm long.
- Identifying Characteristics: The densely hairy leaves and sheaths and drooping seedheads are all characteristics that help to distinguish downy brome from most other weeds. Cheat and Downy Brome are very similar in appearance and growth habit.
(Kansas Native Plants - Plant Guide)
Pest image (all)
Scientific name
Bromus japonicus
Pest photo source
http://igrow.org/livestock/horse/weed-control-resources-for-acreage-owners/
Weed type
grass
Production period
Preharvest
Weed life cycle
annual