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Weedy brome

Bromus alopecuros Poir.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bromus

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Weedy brome
Swedish
Rävlosta

Synonyms

  • Bromus alopecuroides var. calvus Halácsy
  • Bromus alopecuros var. poiretianus Maire & Weiller
  • Bromus scoparius Guss.
  • Bromus scoparius var. alopecuros (Poir.) Fiori
  • Serrafalcus alopecuroides Parl.
  • Serrafalcus alopecuros (Poir.) C.A.Gardner

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.