Poaceae

Oat brome

Bromus danthoniae Trin.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Oat brome: Bromus danthoniae — Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: زريع
Chinese: 三芒雀麥, 三芒雀麦
English: Oat brome
Kazakh: Қылтанақ
Uzbek: Taroqbosh

Synonyms

Boissiera danthoniae (Trin.) A.Braun
Bromus danthoniae subsp. pseudodanthoniae (Drobow) H.Scholz
Bromus danthoniae subsp. rogersii C.E.Hubb. ex H.Scholz
Bromus danthoniae var. lanuginosus Roshev.
Bromus danthoniae var. pauciaristatus Naderi
Bromus danthoniae var. robustus Roshev.
Bromus danthoniae var. submuticus Mouterde
Bromus danthoniae var. uniaristatus Melderis
Bromus lanceolatus var. danthoniae (Trin.) Dinsm.
Bromus macrostachys subsp. danthoniae (Trin.) Asch. & Graebn.
Bromus macrostachys var. danthoniae (Trin.) Asch. & Graebn.
Bromus macrostachys var. triaristatus Hack.
Bromus pseudodanthoniae Drobow
Bromus pseudodanthoniae var. pubiglumis Tzvelev
Bromus turcomanicus H.Scholz
Triniusa danthonia (Trin.) Steud.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.