Bromus inermis

Bromus inermis
Scientific classification
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.

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[]

• 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[]

• GBIF entry: Bromus inermis
• "Bromus inermis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

External links[]

• Bromus inermis Photos, drawings, description from Nature Manitoba

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