Cheat
June 5, 2015
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EmailBromus secalinus L. Poaceae (Grass family)
Life cycle
Erect to spreading winter annual.
Patch of cheat.
Leaves
Both leaf surfaces and sheath are smooth or sparsely hairy. Leaves are rolled in the bud. Light green leaves have a distinctive twist.
Ligule
Membranous with a fringe of hairs.
Stems
Erect and clump-forming, up to 24 inches tall.
Cheat collar region.
Flowers and fruit
The seedhead is an open, drooping panicle at maturity that produces large, yellowish brown seeds. Seeds also have characteristically short awns (shorter than those of downy brome).
Reproduction
Seeds.
Cheat seedhead.
Similar weeds
Downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.) Differs by having hairy leaves and longer awns than those of cheat.
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