Poaceae
Nodding brome
Bromus anomalus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nodding brome
Synonyms
- Bromopsis anomala (Rupr. ex E.Fourn.) Holub
- Bromus ciliatus var. minor Munro ex L.H.Dewey
- Bromus kalmii var. major Vasey ex Beal
- Bromus meyeri Swallen
- Bromus porteri var. havardii Shear
- Zerna anomala (Rupr. ex E.Fourn.) Henrard
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Bromus
- Drooping bromeBromus tectorumPoaceae
- Soft bromeBromus hordeaceusPoaceae
- Rye bromeBromus secalinusPoaceae
- Poverty bromeBromus sterilisPoaceae
- Smooth bromeBromus inermisPoaceae
- Erect bromeBromus erectusPoaceae
- Field bromeBromus arvensisPoaceae
- Ripgut bromeBromus diandrusPoaceae
- Hairy bromeBromus ramosusPoaceae
- Bromus commutatusPoaceae
- Bald bromeBromus racemosusPoaceae
- Bromus benekeniiPoaceae
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.