Bromus inermis

Bromus inermis is a species of the true grass family (Poaceae). This rhizomatous grass is native to Europe.

"Smooth brome" redirects here. This name is also applied to Bromus racemosus, another Bromus species.

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.

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


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