Soft Brome, Soft Chess
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
Synonyms: Bromus hordeaceus var. leptostachy, Bromus mollis
A close-up of a single spikelet of soft brome as seen at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge.........May 8, 2009.
A close-up sideview of 3 spikelets of soft brome as seen on slopes above Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area to the north of the Columbia River.........May 6, 2009. The spikelets are held erect in this species and generally number one up to a dozen.
Soft brome growing on disturbed ground along the trail to the arch at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge...........May 8, 2009.
Paul Slichter