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Bromus brevis Steud.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bromus

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Bromus brevis: Introduced, cool-season, annual or biennial grass to 60 cm tall; sometimes rhizomatous; stems stout, erect to ascending. Leaves have loose sheaths which are vil
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Bromus brevis subsp. festucarioides Covas & Millott
  • Bromus catharticus var. rupestris (Speg.) Planchuelo & P.M.Peterson
  • Bromus unioloides f. brevis (Steud.) Kloos
  • Bromus unioloides var. brevis (Steud.) Hack.
  • Bromus unioloides var. rupestris Speg.
  • Ceratochloa brevis (Steud.) B.D.Jacks.

Flowers

In flower
April (from 269 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.