Minnesota Seasons - smooth brome


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Bromus inermis

Taxonomy	Family:	Poaceae (grass)
	No Rank:	BEP clade
	Subfamily:	Pooideae
	Tribe:	Bromeae

Nativity	Native to Northwestern U.S. and to Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Introduced and naturalized in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Status	Invasive
Habitat	Roadsides, pastures, disturbed sites.
Flowering	Early to late June
Height	36″ to 48″

Identification

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Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Agassiz Dunes SNA Blanket Flower Prairie SNA Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Des Moines River Prairie SNA Falls Creek SNA Kasota Prairie SNA Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA Kellogg-Weaver Unit Lake Carlos State Park Lake Maria State Park Lebanon Hills Regional Park Lost Valley Prairie SNA			Pine Bend Bluffs SNA Rushford Sand Barrens SNA St. Croix Savanna SNA Sedan Brook Prairie SNA

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Synonyms	Bromopsis inermis Bromopsis inermis var. aristata Bromus inermis var. aristatus Bromus inermis var. aristatus Bromus inermis var. aristatus Bromus inermis var. aristatus Bromus inermis f. aristatus Bromus inermis f. aristatus Bromus inermis f. bulbiferus Bromus inermis var. divaricatus Bromus inermis ssp. inermis Bromus inermis ssp. inermis var. divaricatus Bromus inermis ssp. inermis var. inermis Bromus inermis var. inermis Bromus inermis f. proliferus Bromus inermis var. villosus Bromus inermis f. villosus Bromus inermis f. villosus Bromus inopinatus Festuca inermis Festuca inermis var. inermis Festuca inermis var. villosa Forasaccus inermis Poa bromoides Schedonorus inermis Zerna inermis

Common Names	awnless brome bromegrass Austrian brome Hungarian brome Russian brome smooth brome