Scientific Name:  Bromus catharticus Vahl Common Name:  Rescuegrass
Scientific Family:   Affiliation:  TCE And TTU
Local Names:   Common Family Name:  Grass
Life Cycle:  Annual >> Winter Type of Ligule:  Membraneous
Growth Stage:  Flowering Environment:  Water Ways, Small Grains, Roadsides, Pastures, Lawns, Gardens
Other:  A tufted erect winter annual up to 40 inches tall. Leaf blades are 8 to 12 inches long, rough or sparsely hairy. Seed head is an open, drooping panicle, composed of paired branches up to 5 to 7 inches long. Upper Leaf Surface:  Few Hairs
Lower Leaf Surface:  No Hairs Collar Region:  Hairs
Leaf Margins:  No Hairs Blade Width:  Normal
Prominent Midrib:  No Color Green:  Normal