[Bromes: The Genus Bromus East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Field Brome, Smooth Brome

Bromus japonicus

Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus

Spikes of Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus)

Close-ups of the spikes of japanese brome as seen along the Valley Trail at the Little Spokane River Natural Area, Spokane County, Washington.........July 5, 2011.

Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus) - Inflorescence of Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus) - Spike of Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus)

Additional close-ups of the inflorescence of japanese brome as seen along the Valley Trail at the Little Spokane River Natural Area, Spokane County, Washington..........July 5, 2011. The spikes nod and thus are oriented to one side of the inflorescence as they mature.

Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus) - Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus)

Close-ups of maturing spikelets of japanese brome as seen along Forest Service Road #1647 in southeastern Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest.........August 3, 2011.

Field Brome, Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus (Synonyms: Bromus anatolicus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus japonicus ssp. anatolicus, Bromus japonicus var. porrectus, Bromus patulus)

Maturing spikelets of japanese brome as seen along the South Prong Trail #821, Black Canyon Wilderness........June 16, 2019.

Paul Slichter