Bromus inermis
| Bromus inermis | |
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Bromus inermis Leyss.
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Bromus inermis is a species of the true grass family (Poaceae). This rhizomatous grass is native to Europe.
The plant is characterized by an erect, leafy, long-lived perennial, 46 to 91 cm (1+1⁄2 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 (1⁄4 to 1⁄2 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 (1⁄8 in) long, rounded, and membranous; auricles absent.
Common names
- Arctic brome – English [Bromus inermis subsp. pumpellianus]
- Austrian bromegrass – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- awnless brome – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- Hungarian brome – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- Hungarian bromegrass – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- Pumpelly's brome – English [Bromus inermis subsp. pumpellianus]
- Russian bromegrass – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- smooth brome – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- smooth bromegrass – English [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- brome inerme – French [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- brome sans arêtes – French [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- unbegrannte Trespe – German [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- wehrlose Trespe – German [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- capim-cevadilha – Portuguese [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- bromo de Hungría – Spanish [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
- bromo inerme – Spanish [Bromus inermis subsp. inermis]
References
- ^ Smooth Brome Archived February 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- GBIF entry: Bromus inermis
- USDA http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7807 GRIN entry - Bromus inermis
External links
- Bromus inermis Photos, drawings, description from Nature Manitoba
