Poaceae

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus Roth

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Common names

By language (9)

Arabic: شويعرة مستدقة
Bulgarian: Едрокласа овсига
Chinese: 大穗雀麥, 大穗雀麦
Czech: Sveřep velkoklasý
English: Mediterranean brome
Estonian: Suuretähane luste
Finnish: Hiirenkattara
Swedish: Skruvlosta
Welsh: Pawrwellt penfawr

Synonyms

Bromus argypheus Paine
Bromus canariensis Zuccagni
Bromus canariensis Zuccagni
Bromus depauperatus H.Scholz
Bromus discretus F.M.Vázquez & H.Scholz
Bromus divaricatus Rhode ex Loisel.
Bromus divaricatus var. lanuginosus Rchb.
Bromus divaricatus var. macrostachys (Desf.) Lamotte
Bromus lanceolatus f. coloratus Maire
Bromus lanceolatus subsp. macrostachys (Desf.) Maire
Bromus lanceolatus var. dasystachys Maire
Bromus lanceolatus var. divaricatus (Rhode ex Loisel.) Nyman
Bromus lanceolatus var. genuinus Emb. & Maire
Bromus lanceolatus var. lanatus Kerguélen
Bromus lanceolatus var. lanuginosus (Coss. & Durieu) Dinsm.
Bromus lanceolatus var. leiostachys Maire
Bromus lanceolatus var. oxyphloeus (Paine) Dinsm.
Bromus lanuginosus Poir.
Bromus lanuginosus var. divaricatus (Rhode ex Loisel.) Poir.
Bromus macrostachys Desf.
Bromus macrostachys f. albovirens Cavara
Bromus macrostachys f. pubescens Pamp.
Bromus macrostachys f. robustus Roshev.
Bromus macrostachys var. brevispicatus Boiss.
Bromus macrostachys var. divaricatus (Rhode ex Loisel.) Druce
Bromus macrostachys var. lanuginosus Coss. & Durieu
Bromus macrostachys var. pauciflorus Post
Bromus macrostachyus Guss.
Bromus modensis Steud.
Bromus oxyphloeus Paine
Bromus poiretii Tzvelev & Prob.
Bromus squarrosus var. lanuginosus (Coss. & Durieu) Kuntze
Bromus squarrosus var. macrostachys (Desf.) Kuntze
Bromus tomentosus Rohde
Bromus turgidus Pers.
Bromus wolgensis var. turgidus (Pers.) Steud.
Forasaccus lanceolatus (Roth) Bubani
Serrafalcus lanceolatus (Roth) Parl.
Serrafalcus macrostachys (Desf.) Parl.
Serrafalcus macrostachys var. divaricatus (Rohde ex Loisel.) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli

and 3 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Jordan Galli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.