Poaceae
Bald brome
Bromus racemosus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (13)
- Bulgarian
- Гроздовидна овсига
- Chinese
- 总状雀麦, 總狀雀麥, 波陂雀麥, 波陂雀麦
- Czech
- Sveřep hroznatý
- Dutch
- Trosdravik
- English
- Bald brome
- Estonian
- Kobarluste
- Finnish
- Myllykattara
- French
- Brome en grappe
- German
- Trauben-Trespe, Traubige Trepse
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Engfaks
- Polish
- Stokłosa groniasta
- Swedish
- Ängslosta
- Welsh
- Pawrwellt llyfn
Synonyms
- Bromus agrarius Hornung ex Steud.
- Bromus arduennensis var. hirsutus (Davr.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Bromus arvensis var. racemosus (L.) Neilr.
- Bromus decumbens var. racemosus (L.) Petif
- Bromus elongatus var. pubescens Lej.
- Bromus hordeaceus f. leiostachys (Hartm.) Hyl.
- Bromus hordeaceus f. leptostachys (Pers.) Wiegand
- Bromus hordeaceus var. glabrescens (Coss.) Shear
- Bromus hordeaceus var. leptostachys (Pers.) Beck
- Bromus hordeaceus var. racemosus (L.) Fiori
- Bromus leptostachyus (Pers.) Steud.
- Bromus lusitanicus Sales & P.M.Sm.
- Bromus mollis f. leiostachys (Hartm.) Fernald
- Bromus mollis f. leptostachys (Pers.) Neuman
- Bromus mollis var. glabrescens Coss.
- Bromus mollis var. leiostachys Hartm.
- Bromus mollis var. leptostachys Pers.
- Bromus mollis var. racemosus (L.) Bab.
- Bromus mollis var. racemosus (L.) Fiori
- Bromus multiflorus Roth
- Bromus popovii Drobow
- Bromus racemosus f. brachystachys (Schur) Todor
- Bromus racemosus f. pratorum (Schur) Todor
- Bromus racemosus subsp. lusitanicus (Sales & P.M.Sm.) H.Scholz & Spalton
- Bromus racemosus var. brachystachys Schur
- Bromus racemosus var. brevisetus N.H.F.Desp.
- Bromus racemosus var. genuinus Coss. & Durieu
- Bromus racemosus var. gracilis Tinant
- Bromus racemosus var. laevis Tinant
- Bromus racemosus var. major Mutel
- Bromus racemosus var. monostachys Godet
- Bromus racemosus var. monostachyus Godet
- Bromus racemosus var. pratensis Döll
- Bromus racemosus var. pratorum Schur
- Bromus racemosus var. ramosus Peterm.
- Bromus racemosus var. simplex Sond.
- Bromus racemosus var. submuticus Čelak.
- Bromus racemosus var. subpaniculatus St.-Amans
- Bromus racemosus var. subsecalinus Parn.
- Bromus racemosus var. tenuis Waisb.
and 8 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.