Poaceae
Hairy brome
Bromus ramosus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (19)
- arz
- بروموس راموسوس
- Asturian
- Campaprieta
- ba
- Ваҡ күстерә
- Bulgarian
- Разклонена овсига
- Chinese
- 类雀麦
- Croatian
- Razgranjeni ovsik
- Czech
- Sveřep větevnatý
- Dutch
- Ruwe dravik
- English
- Hairy brome
- Esperanto
- Arbara bromuso
- Estonian
- Haruline luste
- German
- Wald-Trespe, Gewöhnliche Wald-Trespe, Hafergras, Raue Wald-Trespe, Rauhe Wald-Trespe, Späte Wald-Trespe, Waldtrespe, Wilde Wald-Trespe
- hsb
- Lěsna kostrjawa
- Latvian
- Zarainā zaķauza
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bergfaks
- Polish
- Stokłosa gałęzista
- Russian
- Кострец Бенекена
- Swedish
- Skugglosta
- Turkish
- Tüylü brom
Synonyms
- Avena nemoralis (Huds.) Salisb.
- Bromopsis chitralensis (Melderis) Holub
- Bromopsis fedtschenkoi (Tzvelev) Czerep.
- Bromopsis ramosa (Huds.) Holub
- Bromopsis ramosa subsp. fedtschenkoi (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
- Bromus altissimus Weber
- Bromus asper Murray
- Bromus asper var. angustifolius Nees
- Bromus asper var. cristatus Čelak.
- Bromus asper var. depauperatus Nees
- Bromus asper var. glaucescens Albov
- Bromus asper var. grandis Velen.
- Bromus asper var. hirsutissimus Link
- Bromus asper var. pauciflorus Mutel
- Bromus asper var. serotinus (Beneken) Zabel
- Bromus asper var. vernus Crép. ex Husn.
- Bromus chitralensis Melderis
- Bromus dumetorum Lam.
- Bromus giganteus Vill.
- Bromus hirsutissimus Cirillo
- Bromus hirsutus Curtis
- Bromus montanus Scop.
- Bromus montanus Retz.
- Bromus nemoralis Huds.
- Bromus nemorosus Vill.
- Bromus pseudoasper Schur
- Bromus ramosus f. abbreviatus Zapał.
- Bromus ramosus f. glabrior Holmb.
- Bromus ramosus subsp. serotinus (Beneken) Kneuck.
- Bromus ramosus subvar. cristatus (Čelak.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Bromus ramosus subvar. grandis (Velen.) Hayek
- Bromus ramosus var. corniculatus St.-Amans
- Bromus ramosus var. elatior Zapał.
- Bromus ramosus var. hirsutus (Curtis) Brand
- Bromus ramosus var. irmischii Wein
- Bromus ramosus var. serotinus (Beneken) Hack. & Briq.
- Bromus ramosus var. violaceus Zapał.
- Bromus serotinus Beneken
- Bromus sylvaticus Vogler
- Festuca aspera (Murray) Mérat
and 10 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leo Michels, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bildoj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: monkeyjodey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Cahen, 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.