Bromus ramosus

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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

Bromus ramosus is a perennial herbaceous bunchgrass, typically reaching Script error: No such module "convert". tall. The leaves are long, usually drooping, Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". 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

  • Bromus ramosus subsp. benekenii (Lange) Schintz et Thell. – lesser hairy brome
  • Bromus ramosus subsp. ramosus

References

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  1. Mary E. Barkworth, Laurel K. Anderton, Kathleen M. Capels, Sandy Long, Michael B. Piep (2008) Manual of Grasses for North America
  2. Umberto Quattrocchi (2006) CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology Volume I

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