Bromus hordeaceus subsp. molliformis

(J. Lloyd ex Billot) Maire & Weiller
Synonyms: Bromus molliformis Bromus hordaceus subsp. divaricatus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 232.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Culms 15-25 (60) cm. Panicles to 10 cm, usually with more than 1 spikelet. Lemmas (7) 8-11 mm, pubescent, margins rounded; awns less than 0.1 mm wide at the base, often divaricate or recurved at maturity. Caryopses shorter than the paleas.

Discussion

Bromus hordeaceus subsp. molliformis grows in California and other scattered locations, including Idaho, New Mexico, and southern Michigan.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

hairy +  and glabrous +
membranous +  and scarious +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Leon E. Pavlickf +
(J. Lloyd ex Billot) Maire & Weiller +
divaricate +
3 (?) +  and 0 (?) +
straight +
distinct +
subterminal +  and terminal +
geniculate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
0mm;0.1mm +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (19 cm190 mm <br />0.19 m <br />) +
not evident +
cross +, linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
almost +  and straight +
ascending;erect +
spikelike +
not branching +
ascending +  and erect +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
not woody +
Colo. +, Nebr. +, Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Va. +, Del. +, Wis. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Wyo. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, Tenn. +, Pa. +, Okla. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.H. +, R.I. +, Alaska +, Ill. +, Utah +, Ark. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ariz. +, Md. +, Ohio +, Mo. +, Mich. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +, Kans. +, S.C. +, Ky. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, Que. +  and Yukon +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
5 +  and 10 +
terete +  and laterally compressed +
1-9(11)-veined +
always shorter +  and usually shorter +
lanceolate +
subtending +
glabrous +  and pilose +
mucronate +  and acute +
unequal +
uncinate +
solid +  and hollow +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
herbaceous +  and coriaceous +
3mm +  and 5mm +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
lanceolate +
fleshy +  and membranous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
hairy +  and glabrous +
well-developed +
reduced +
1cm +  and 13cm +
2 +  and 1 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
converging +  and parallel +
Introduced +
1 +  and 60 +
not viviparous +
terete +  and moderately laterally compressed +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Bromus molliformis +  and Bromus hordaceus subsp. divaricatus +
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. molliformis +
Bromus hordeaceus +
subspecies +
membranous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
biennial +  and annual +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +