Hairy woodland brome facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hairy woodland brome
Scientific classification
Genus:	Bromus
Species:	pubescens
Synonyms
Bromopsis pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Holub Bromus ciliatus fo. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Wiegand Bromus ciliatus subvar. laevivaginatus (Wiegand) Farw. Bromus ciliatus var. laeviglumis Scribn. ex Shear Bromus hookeri var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) E. Fourn. Bromus laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Hitchc. Bromus purgans fo. glabriflorus Wiegand Bromus purgans fo. laevivaginatus Wiegand Bromus purgans var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Swallen Forasaccus ciliatus var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Lunell

Bromus pubescens, also known as the hairy woodland brome or hairy wood chess, is a type of grass. You can find this grass growing in many parts of the eastern and central United States. It also grows in Arizona, Québec, and Ontario in Canada.

About the Hairy Woodland Brome

This grass is a perennial herb, which means it lives for more than two years. It can grow quite tall, reaching up to 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) high. Its leaves are long and thin. They can be up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) long and 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) wide.

How Hairy Woodland Brome Looks

The flowers of the hairy woodland brome grow in clusters called spikelets. These spikelets hang down and can be up to 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) long. Each spikelet is made of several tiny flowers. Unlike some other grasses, the protective leaf-like parts at the base of the spikelet, called glumes, do not have long, bristle-like parts called awns.