Bromus ramosus
Appearance
Bromus ramosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Bromus |
Species: | B. ramosus
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Binomial name | |
Bromus ramosus | |
Synonyms | |
Bromopsis ramosa (Huds.) Holub |
Bromus ramosus, the hairy brome, is a bunchgrass in the grass family Poaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.[1] The name Bromus comes from the term brome, meaning oats. Unlike most other bromes (Bromus sp.), it grows in shady sites under trees.
Description
[edit]Bromus ramosus is a perennial herbaceous bunchgrass, typically reaching 1–2 metres (3–7 ft) tall. The leaves are long, usually drooping, 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long and 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide, and finely hairy.[2]
The flower spike is gracefully arched with pendulous spikelets on long slender stems in pairs on the main stem.
Subspecies
[edit]- Bromus ramosus subsp. benekenii (Lange) Schintz et Thell. – lesser hairy brome
- Bromus ramosus subsp. ramosus
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Bromus ramosus at Wikimedia Commons
- "Bromus ramosus". Plants for a Future.