Bromus ramosus
Bromus ramosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
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 ssp. benekii – lesser hairy brome
- Bromus ramosus ssp. ramosus
References
External links
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