Bromus arizonicus

Bromus arizonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus
Species: B. arizonicus
Binomial name
Bromus arizonicus
(Shear) Stebbins

Bromus arizonicus is a species of brome grass known by the common name Arizona brome.

It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and Baja California, where it grows in many types of grassy valley and desert habitat. It is an annual grass growing 40 to 90 centimeters tall with an open, branching inflorescence. The spikelets are flat and hairy and have awns up to 1.5 centimeters long.

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