Bromus scoparius, the broom brome, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[2] It is native to the Mediterranean, Crimea, the Middle East, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Xinjiang in China, and on to the northwest Indian Subcontinent, and has been introduced to Chile, California, a few locales in the eastern US, and southeast China.[1] A somewhat weedy annual, it prefers to grow in grasslands.[3]

Bromus scoparius
Seedheads
Habit
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. scoparius
Binomial name
Bromus scoparius
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Anisantha rigens (L.) Nevski
    • Bromus cavanillesii Willk.
    • Bromus confertus M.Bieb.
    • Bromus degenii Pénzes
    • Bromus erectus Moris
    • Bromus humilis Cav.
    • Bromus ovatus Gaertn.
    • Bromus rigens L.
    • Bromus scoparius f. cylindricus Kozuharov, Stoeva & Kuzmanov
    • Bromus scoparius f. pauciflorus Kozuharov, Stoeva & Kuzmanov
    • Serrafalcus cavanillesii Willk.
    • Serrafalcus scoparius (L.) Parl.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bromus scoparius L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. p. 389. ISBN 9781420003222.
  3. ^ Guarino, Riccardo; Ferrario, Benedetta; Mossa, Luigi (2005). "A stochastic model of seed dispersal pattern to assess seed predation by ants in annual dry grasslands". Plant Ecology. 178 (2): 225–235. Bibcode:2005PlEco.178..225G. doi:10.1007/s11258-004-3655-4. S2CID 10197850.