Bromus inermis

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Bromus inermis is a species of the true grass family (Poaceae). This rhizomatous grass is native to Europe and considered invasive in North America.

Bromus inermis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. inermis
Binomial name
Bromus inermis
Leyss.

The plant is characterized by an erect, leafy, long-lived perennial, 46 to 91 cm (1+12 to 3 ft) tall, rhizomatous and commonly producing a dense sod. It starts growth in early spring; flowers May to July; reproduces from seeds, tillers, and rhizomes. It may regrow and re flower in the fall if moisture is sufficient.[1] The leaves are glabrous or occasionally pubescent, particularly on the sheaths; blades 20 to 38 cm (8 to 15 in) long, 0.6 to 1.3 cm (14 to 12 in) wide, flat, with a raised and keeled midrib below; sheaths closed, except near collar, and papery when dry; leaves rolled in the bud; ligates up to 0.3 cm (18 in) long, rounded, and membranous; auricles absent.

Common names

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  • Bromus inermis subsp. inermis
    • Austrian bromegrass – English
    • awnless brome – English
    • Hungarian brome – English
    • Hungarian bromegrass – English
    • Russian bromegrass – English
    • smooth brome – English
    • smooth bromegrass – English
    • brome inerme – French
    • brome sans arêtes – French
    • unbegrannte Trespe – German
    • wehrlose Trespe – German
    • capim-cevadilha – Portuguese
    • bromo de Hungría – Spanish
    • bromo inerme – Spanish
  • Bromus inermis subsp. pumpellianus
    • Arctic brome – English
    • Pumpelly's brome – English

References

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  1. ^ Smooth Brome Archived February 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  • GBIF entry: Bromus inermis
  • "Bromus inermis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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