Common Name(s): | Rescuegrass, Brome,Rescuegrass |
Scientific Name: | Bromus catharticus |
Synoyms: | Bromus unioloides |
Family: | Poaceae |
Longevity: | Annual |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Introduced |
Height: | 50 - 80 cm |
Flowers: | Mar - Jun |
Description: A common weed of lawns and disturbed sites, but also used as a forage grass. It's spikelets are noticably flattened and the lemma of each floret has a short awn 1-3 mm long. Its leaves are broader (5-12 mm) than most other species of bromes in our region. It gets its name for coming to the producer's "rescue" following drought or winter. It provides forage for some wildlife species and cattle in late winter and early spring. |