Poaceae

Broom brome

Bromus scoparius L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: شوفان بري ذو فروع صغيرة كثيرة, شوفان بري يُشبه المكنسة, شويعرة ذات فروع صغيرة كثيرة
Bulgarian: Сбита овсига
Chinese: 帚雀麥, 帚雀麦
Czech: Sveřep latnatý
English: Broom brome
Estonian: Luudjas luste
Finnish: Luutakattara
Swedish: Kvastlosta

Synonyms

Anisantha rigens (L.) Nevski
Bromus cavanillesii Willk.
Bromus confertus M.Bieb.
Bromus confertus var. lasianthus Trautv.
Bromus confertus var. leianthus Trautv.
Bromus degenii Pénzes
Bromus humilis Cav.
Bromus molliformis subsp. humilis (Cav.) Nyman
Bromus ovatus Gaertn.
Bromus rigens L.
Bromus scoparius f. cylindricus Kozuharov, Stoeva & Kuzmanov
Bromus scoparius f. pauciflorus Kozuharov, Stoeva & Kuzmanov
Bromus scoparius var. confertus (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Bromus scoparius var. glaber Regel
Bromus scoparius var. hirtulus Regel
Bromus scoparius var. humilis (Cav.) Lange
Bromus scoparius var. lasianthus (Trautv.) B.Fedtsch.
Bromus scoparius var. leianthus (Trautv.) B.Fedtsch.
Bromus scoparius var. multiflorus Oppenh.
Bromus scoparius var. psilostachys Halácsy
Bromus scoparius var. scoparius
Bromus scoparius var. stenantha Stapf
Bromus scoparius var. villiglumis Maire & Weiller
Bromus squarrosus var. confertus (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Bromus squarrosus var. scoparius (L.) Kuntze
Serrafalcus cavanillesii Willk.
Serrafalcus scoparius (L.) Parl.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Luis Fernández García, 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.