Bromus catharticus

Rescue grass

Family: Poaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Rescue grass is a naturalized annual or short-lived perennial herb found in disturbed areas and grasslands. Flowering from spring to early summer, this grass produces pale green to tan spikelets 15 to 30 millimeters long in open, spreading inflorescences. Growing 20 to 120 centimeters tall with upright or spreading stems that may be glabrous or slightly hairy, it forms dense clumps of vegetation. Its leaves are variable, ranging from smooth to softly textured, typically bright to medium green in color. The plant spreads readily in disturbed landscapes, forming thick stands that can quickly colonize open ground.

California counties: Los Angeles, Alameda, Butte, Inyo, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Glenn, Kern, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Imperial, Lassen, Plumas, Sutter, Napa, Kings, Amador, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sonoma, Placer, Mariposa, Marin, Madera, Lake, Fresno, Merced, Tulare, Yolo, Shasta, Solano, Contra Costa, Colusa, Humboldt, Santa Cruz, Tehama, Yuba, Mono, Tuolumne

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