Bromus pubescens

Bromus pubescens, the hairy woodland brome or hairy wood chess, is a grass species found across much of the eastern and central United States, as well as in Arizona, Québec and Ontario.^[2]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

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Bromus pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Bromus
Species:	B. pubescens
Binomial name
Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
Bromopsis pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Holub Bromus ciliatus fo. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Wiegand Bromus ciliatus subvar. laevivaginatus (Wiegand) Farw. Bromus ciliatus var. laeviglumis Scribn. ex Shear Bromus hookeri var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) E. Fourn. Bromus laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Hitchc. Bromus purgans fo. glabriflorus Wiegand Bromus purgans fo. laevivaginatus Wiegand Bromus purgans var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Swallen Forasaccus ciliatus var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Lunell

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Bromus pubescens is a perennial grass up to 1.2 m (4 feet) tall. Leaf blades are up to 30 cm (12 inches) long and 15 mm (0.6 inches) across. Spikelets are drooping, up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long, lacking awns on the glumes.^[3][4][5]