Poaceae
Great Basin brome
Bromus polyanthus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Great Basin brome
Synonyms
- Bromus multiflorus Scribn. ex Shear
- Bromus paniculatus (Shear) Rydb.
- Bromus polyanthus f. parisiana A.Chev.
- Bromus polyanthus var. paniculatus Shear
- Bromus polyanthus var. polyanthus
- Bromus sitchensis var. polyanthus (Scribn. ex Shear) R.E.Brainerd & Otting
- Ceratochloa polyantha (Scribn. ex Shear) Tzvelev
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.