Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Scientific name Bromus alopecuros Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Bromus Higher classification Bromus | |
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Similar Bromus, Grasses, Bromus arenarius, Bromus scoparius, Bromus arizonicus | ||
Bromus alopecuros is a species of brome grass known by the common name weedy brome.
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 45 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a dense packet of spikelets with tangling, curved awns.
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