Bromus biebersteinii, the meadow bromegrass or just meadow brome, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to the Caucasus, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.[1] It has been developed as a forage in North America and there are a number of cultivars available, including 'Arsenal', 'Cache', 'Fleet', 'MacBeth', 'Montana', 'Paddock' and 'Regar'.[2]

Bromus biebersteinii
Growth level by early May at the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. biebersteinii
Binomial name
Bromus biebersteinii
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bromopsis beckeri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii (Roem. & Schult.) Holub
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii subsp. beckeri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii var. beckeri Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii subsp. kazbecki (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii var. kazbecki Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis kazbecki (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromus albidus M.Bieb.
    • Bromus angustissimus K.Koch
    • Bromus chloroticus M.Bieb. ex Kunth
    • Bromus inermis Steven
    • Zerna biebersteinii (Roem. & Schult.) Nevski

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bromus biebersteinii Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ "MEADOW BROME" (PDF). Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.