Poaceae
Whiskered brome
Bromus grossus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 粗雀麥, 粗雀麦
- English
- Whiskered brome
- German
- Dicke Trespe
Synonyms
- Bromus grossus f. glabrescens (Kirschl.) Tournay
- Bromus grossus var. glaber Spenn.
- Bromus grossus var. nitidus (Dumort.) Cugnac & A.Camus
- Bromus grossus var. subvillosus Spenn.
- Bromus grossus var. tomentosus (Monnard) Bech.
- Bromus grossus var. velutinus (Schrad.) G.Schäfer
- Bromus grossus var. villosus Spenn.
- Bromus multiflorus var. velutinus (Schrad.) Rchb.
- Bromus mutabilis var. velutinus (Schrad.) F.W.Schultz
- Bromus nitidus Dumort.
- Bromus racemosus var. grossus (Desf. ex DC.) Chaub.
- Bromus secalinus f. glabrescens Kirschl.
- Bromus secalinus f. pubescens Döll
- Bromus secalinus f. velutinus (Schrad.) Bolzon
- Bromus secalinus subsp. velutinus (Schrad.) Janch.
- Bromus secalinus subvar. villosus Magne
- Bromus secalinus var. cugnacianus Tournay
- Bromus secalinus var. grossus (Desf. ex DC.) W.D.J.Koch
- Bromus secalinus var. nitidus Crép.
- Bromus secalinus var. triticeus Kirschl.
- Bromus secalinus var. velutinus (Schrad.) W.D.J.Koch
- Bromus secalinus var. velutinus (Schrad.) Schübeler & G.Martens
- Bromus segetalis f. glabrescens Kirschl.
- Bromus segetalis f. grossus (Desf. ex DC.) Döll
- Bromus segetalis f. velutinus (Schrad.) Döll
- Bromus segetalis subvar. pubescens Döll
- Bromus segetalis var. multiflorus Döll
- Bromus velutinus Schrad.
- Bromus velutinus var. nitidus T.Durand & Pittier
- Bromus velutinus var. tomentosus Monnard
- Serrafalcus grossus (Desf. ex DC.) Rouy
- Serrafalcus secalinus subsp. velutinus (Schrad.) Arcang.
- Serrafalcus secalinus var. grossus (Desf. ex DC.) Sond.
- Serrafalcus secalinus var. macrostachys Godr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gerhard Nitter, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.