Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Brome, Downy (Cheat Grass)<br />
Bromus tectorum, Poaceae (Grass Family)<br />
Category: Noxious<br />
• Information: Other names include downy chess, and cheatgrass. This<br />
weed can reduce agricultural production and is a fire hazard in roadside<br />
ditches.<br />
• Life Cycle: Annual or winter annual, blooms early in the growing season.<br />
• Root: Fibrous roots.<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
• Leaves: Leaf blades are 2-4 mm wide, 5-12 cm long covered with soft<br />
hairs. The ligule is present; toothed, 1-3 mm long.<br />
• Stems: Covered with soft hairs, 5-60cm tall.<br />
• Flower: Nodding Panicle, often reddish-purple when mature, covered with<br />
soft hairs, long awns.<br />
• Seed/Fruits: Aggressive seed producer.<br />
• Toxicity: Awns can irritate livestock mouths.<br />
• Control: Early spring, chemical, hand pick.<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
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