Poaceae

Red brome

Bromus rubens L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: شوفان بري مُحمَر, شويعرة مُحمَرة
Chinese: 紅雀麥, 红雀麦
Czech: Sveřep načervenalý
English: Red brome, Foxtail Brome, Foxtail chess, Foxtail grass, Red brome
nv: Zééʼiilwoʼii łichííʼí

Synonyms

Anisantha rubens (L.) Nevski
Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens (L.) Husn.
Bromus madritensis var. rubens (L.) Husn.
Bromus matritensis var. purpurascens (Delile) Post
Bromus rubens subsp. eurubens Maire
Bromus scoparius var. rubens (L.) St.-Amans
Bromus sterilis var. rubens (L.) Kuntze
Festuca rubens (L.) Pers.
Zerna rubens (L.) Grossh.

Flowers

Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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.