[Bromes of the Columbia River Gorge]

Ripgut Grass, Ripgut Brome, Great Brome

Bromus diandrus

Synonyms: Anisantha rigida, Bromus maximus, Bromus rigidus var. gussonii, Bromus villosus

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.

Ripgut Grass, Ripgut Brome, Great Brome: Bromus diandrus (Synonyms: Anisantha rigida, Bromus maximus, Bromus rigidus var. gussonii, Bromus villosus)

Inflorescence of Ripgut Grass, Ripgut Brome, Great Brome: Bromus diandrus (Synonyms: Anisantha rigida, Bromus maximus, Bromus rigidus var. gussonii, Bromus villosus) -- Leaf sheath of Ripgut Grass, Ripgut Brome, Great Brome: Bromus diandrus (Synonyms: Anisantha rigida, Bromus maximus, Bromus rigidus var. gussonii, Bromus villosus)

Close-ups of ripgut as seen in the Columbia Hills to the north of The Dalles, OR.................May 10, 2009.

Paul Slichter