cheatgrass blowing in the wind

Cheatgrass – Plant

LATIN NAME
Bromus tectorum var. tectorum

LONGEVITY
Annual

SEASON
Cool

ORIGIN
Introduced

DETAILS:

  • A common “weedy” grass of heavily grazed rangelands, pastures, disturbed areas and alongside roadways.
  • A short-lived annual that provides very little grazing for livestock.

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