Ripgut Grass, Ripgut Brome, Great Brome
Bromus diandrus
Synonyms: Anisantha rigida, Bromus maximus, Bromus rigidus var. gussonii, Bromus villosus
Ripgut growing amongst harvest lilies (Brodiaea coronaria) along the Old Highway at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge...............June 3, 2009.
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Close-ups of ripgut as seen in the Columbia Hills to the north of The Dalles, OR.................May 10, 2009.
Paul Slichter