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Bromus ramosus

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Bromus ramosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. ramosus
Binomial name
Bromus ramosus

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 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

  • Bromus ramosus subsp. benekii – lesser hairy brome
  • Bromus ramosus subsp. ramosus

References

  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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