Russ Kleinman

Seedhead and awns

Ripgut brome is easily recognized by the 1 1/ 4-2 3/8 long (3-6 cm) stiff awns carried in an open and drooping panicle. It grows around buildings and in other disturbed areas. It burns easily when dry. When flowering, its seedheads have tiny, rough teeth that can injure livestock.

*Description courtesy of Western New Mexico University's Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness.

Russ Kleinman

Growth habit

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis

Panicle

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis

Leaf blade and sheath

Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org

Prominent awns