Rank Species | Genus Bromus Higher classification Bromus | |
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Similar Bromus, Grasses, Bromus hordeaceus, Bromus secalinus, Bromus arvensis | ||
Bromus sterilis is an annual or biennial species of bromegrass known as barren brome, poverty brome, and sterile brome.
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Range
It can be found between sea level and 365 metres, along roadsides, hedge bottoms, and is a common weed of waste ground and gardens.
This grass is native to:
Identification
This is an annual or biennial grass ranging from about 20 to 90 centimeters in maximum height. It has a small leaf blade and its inflorescence is spreading, with the lower parts drooping more than the upper. The spikelet is up to 3 centimeters long.
The leaves are rough and hairy, green to purplish in colour. The ligule is pointed,toothed, 2 to 4 mm long.
The panicles are loose, open and nodding. The spikelets are 4 to 6 cm long, with awns, producing 4 to 10 flowers.
Invasive plant species
It is well known in many parts of the world where it has an introduced species. It is a noxious weed on the eastern and western sides of North America, an Invasive species in California.