Poaceae
Soft brome
Bromus hordeaceus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- شويعرة طرية
- arz
- شويعره طريه
- Asturian
- Ballicón
- Belarusian
- Каласоўнік мяккі
- Bulgarian
- Мека овсига
- Catalan
- Cua de guilla
- Chinese
- 大麦状雀麦, 毛雀麥, 毛雀麦
- Czech
- Sveřep měkký
- Danish
- Blød Hejre
- Dutch
- Zachte dravik
- English
- Soft brome, Soft-brome, Barley brome, soft brome, bull grass, soft cheat, soft chess
- Esperanto
- Mola bromo, Mola bromuso
- Estonian
- Pehme luste
- Finnish
- Mäkikattara
- French
- Brome mou
- frr
- Dünemheken
- German
- Weiche Trespe
- hsb
- Mjechka kostrjawa
- Latvian
- Mīkstā lāčauza
- Lithuanian
- Švelnioji dirsė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lodnefaks
- Polish
- Stokłosa miękka
- Swedish
- Luddlosta
- Turkish
- Yumuşak brom
- Ukrainian
- Стоколос м'який
- Walloon
- Dråwe des oidjes
- Welsh
- Pawrwellt cyffredin
Synonyms
- Bromus hordeaceus var. glabratus Lindgr. ex Lindm.
- Bromus hordeaceus var. typicus Beck
- Bromus molliformis J.Lloyd
- Bromus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) Nyman
- Bromus mollis var. hordaceus (L.) Lilj.
- Bromus mollis var. hordeaceus (L.) Fr.
- Bromus mollis var. nanus Lilj.
- Bromus mollis var. pseudo-racemosus H.C.Watson
- Bromus mollis var. vulgaris Trab.
- Bromus secalinus var. hordeaceus (L.) Huds.
- Bromus segetalis var. hordeaceus (L.) Döll
- Festuca mollis var. hordeaceus (L.) T.Marsson
- Serrafalcus hordeaceus (L.) Godr. & Gren.
- Serrafalcus molliformis (Lloyd) F.Schultz
- Serrafalcus mollis subsp. hordeaceus (L.) Husn.
- Serrafalcus mollis subsp. thominii (Ard.) Maire
- Serrafalcus tinei Lojac.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 292 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Victor Heng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: gerardbertrand, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andy Kleinhesselink, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.