Latin name: Bromus tectorum L.
Pronunciation: BRO-mus tek-TORE-um
Common name: Cheatgrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Common weed of open, disturbed places, on desert and cismontane slopes and mountains to about 7500', native to Europe
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Bromus 2) tectorum
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