Bromus alopecuros

Bromus alopecuros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Bromus
Species:	B. alopecuros
Binomial name
	Bromus alopecuros; Poir.
Synonyms
	List Bromus contortus Desf. ; Bromus alopecurus Pers. ; Bromus alopecuroides Poir ; Bromus sericeus Ten. ; Bromus scoparius Guss. ; Serrafalcus contortus (Desf.) Parl. ; Serrafalcus alopecuros (Poir.) Parl. ; Serrafalcus macrostachys var. minor Godr. ; Bromus squarrosus var. contortus (Desf.) Kuntze ; Serrafalcus macrostachys var. minor E.G.Camus ; Bromus scoparius var. alopecuros (Poir.) Fiori ; Bromus alopecuros var. calvus Halácsy ; Serrafalcus scoparius var. contortus (Desf.) Lojac. ; Bromus alopecuros var. poiretianus Maire & Weiller ; Bromus lanceolatus subsp. biaristulatus Maire ; Bromus caroli-henrici subsp. biaristulatus (Maire) H.Scholz ; Bromus alopecuros subsp. biaristulatus (Maire) Acedo & Llamas ; Bromus alopecuros subsp. alopecuros ;

Bromus alopecuros is a species of brome grass known by the common name weedy brome.^[2]

It is native to the Mediterranean basin, and it is known in other places, including Australia, South Africa, and California, as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is an annual grass producing stems up to 80 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a dense packet of spikelets with tangling, curved awns.

Description

Bromus alopecuros grows 10–80 cm (3.9–31.5 in) tall, with smooth leaf sheathes and a ligule with hairs on its margins. Its leaves are 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) long and have hairy surfaces. Its inflorescence is an open panicle with stiff branches, growing 6–20 cm (2.4–7.9 in) long. Its spikelets are appressed, and are sessile when fertile. The fertile spikelets are lanceolate or ovate in shape, growing 2.4–4.5 cm (0.94–1.77 in) long. Its glumes are shorter than the spikelets, and both upper and lower glumes are lanceolate. Upper glumes are 11–20 mm (0.43–0.79 in) long and lower glumes are 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) long. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Though Bromus alopecuros is native to the east Mediterranean and northern Africa, it is introduced in many subtropical areas, including California, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bromus alopecuros". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (1999). The Genus Bromus L. (Poaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. J. Cramer. pp. 92–95. ISBN 978-3-443-78004-3.
^ Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Bromus alopecuros". RBG Kew: GrassBase. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

External links

[POWO-1] "Bromus alopecuros". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[2] Acedo, Carmen; Llamas, Félix (1999). The Genus Bromus L. (Poaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. J. Cramer. pp. 92–95. ISBN 978-3-443-78004-3.

[grassbase-3] Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Bromus alopecuros". RBG Kew: GrassBase. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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