Poaceae

Hairy woodland brome

Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Hairy woodland brome (Bromus pubescens) — FlowerPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 短毛雀麥, 短毛雀麦
English: Hairy woodland brome

Synonyms

Bromopsis pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Holub
Bromus ciliatus f. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Wiegand
Bromus ciliatus subvar. laevivaginatus (Wiegand) Farw.
Bromus ciliatus var. laeviglumis Scribn. ex Shear
Bromus hookeri var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) E.Fourn.
Bromus laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Hitchc.
Bromus pubescens f. laevivaginatus (Wiegand) F.Seym.
Bromus purgans f. glabriflorus Wiegand
Bromus purgans f. laevivaginatus Wiegand
Bromus purgans var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Swallen
Forasaccus ciliatus var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Lunell

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, 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.