Ripgut brome
(Bromus rigidus)
DESCRIPTION:
Ripgut brome is a winter annual species that can grow to be 1-3 feet tall. Leaf blades are flat and sheaths usually hairy. Inflorescence is open, with spreading, or drooping branches. Awns are stout and rough-textured. Seeds germinate in the fall, overwinter as a seedling, grow rapidly in the spring, and reach maturity by June.
KEY FEATURES:
1 to 3 feet tall, leaf blades flat, and sheaths are hairy. Drooping branches with stout, rough- textured awns.
HABITAT:
Depleted rangelands and pastures, meadow and sagebrush communities, and dry soils in disturbed areas.
CONTROL:
Applying herbicides in the spring may be most effective. In smaller patches, it can be hand-pulled and removed prior to seed production. For more information contact our SCWP office.