Bromus sitchensis (Alaska brome, "Nogeinumugi")

Japanese name: ノゲイヌムギ （芒犬麦）
Scientific name: Bromus sitchensis

[Overview]
A short-lived perennial or biennial, sometimes reaching 180 cm tall.
The leaves are linear, 35 cm long and 0.7–1.2 cm wide.
The leaf sheaths are hairless.
The leaf sheaths have a triangular, membranous ligule.
A panicle 20–35 cm long is produced and bears spikelets.
The spikelets are 2.5–3.5 cm long, consist of 6–12 florets, and are markedly flattened.
The lemma is strongly folded in two and has an awn 0.5–1 cm long at the tip.
The anthers are yellow, about 0.5 cm long, and hang down from the florets at flowering.

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