Poaceae

Bromus pectinatus Thunb.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Bromus pectinatus (Bromus pectinatus) — LeavesPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: شوفان بري مشطي الشكل, شويعرة مشطي الشكل
Chinese: 篦齒雀麥, 篦齿雀麦

Synonyms

Bromus adoensis Hochst. ex Steud.
Bromus adoensis var. velutinus Chiov.
Bromus capensis Steud.
Bromus garamas Maire
Bromus japonicus var. acutidens Melderis
Bromus japonicus var. falconeri (Stapf) R.R.Stewart
Bromus japonicus var. pectinatus (Thunb.) Asch. & Graebn.
Bromus japonicus var. vestitus (Schrad.) Halácsy
Bromus mollis Thunb.
Bromus patulus subsp. sinaicus Hack.
Bromus patulus var. falconeri Stapf
Bromus patulus var. pectinatus (Thunb.) Stapf
Bromus patulus var. vestitus (Schrad.) Stapf
Bromus pectinatus var. vestitus (Schrad.) Pénzes
Bromus tibesticus Maire
Bromus vestitus Schrad.
Danthonia anomala Steud.
Serrafalcus adoensis (Hochst. ex Steud.) Heldr.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacobus Retief, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.