Poaceae
Rye brome
Bromus secalinus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (18)
- arz
- بروموس سيكالينوس
- Belarusian
- Каласоўнік аржаны
- Chinese
- 黑麥狀雀麥, 黑麦状雀麦
- Czech
- Sveřep stoklasa
- Dutch
- Dreps
- English
- Rye brome, Rye brone
- Estonian
- Rukkiluste
- Finnish
- Ruiskattara
- French
- Brome faux-seigle, Brome seigle
- German
- Roggen-Trespe, Roggentrespe
- hsb
- Žitowa kostrjawa
- Latvian
- Rudzu lāčauza
- Lithuanian
- Ruginė dirsė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rugfaks
- Polish
- Stokłosa żytnia
- Swedish
- Råglosta, Låsta, Rågsvingel
- Walloon
- Dråwe des rgons
- Welsh
- Pawrwellt bach
Synonyms
- Avena secalina (L.) Salisb.
- Bromus badensis C.C.Gmel.
- Bromus brevisetus Dumort.
- Bromus ehrhartii Gaudin
- Bromus elongatus Gaudin
- Bromus hordeaceus C.C.Gmel.
- Bromus hybridus Schur
- Bromus mollis var. secalinus (L.) Huds.
- Bromus multiflorus Sm.
- Bromus mutabilis F.W.Schultz
- Bromus mutabilis var. glabratus F.W.Schultz
- Bromus mutabilis var. grossus (W.D.J.Koch) F.W.Schultz
- Bromus mutabilis var. hirtus F.W.Schultz
- Bromus mutabilis var. hordeaceus F.W.Schultz
- Bromus mutabilis var. secalinus (L.) F.W.Schultz
- Bromus polymorphus Scop.
- Bromus racemosus var. elongatus (Gaudin) Duby
- Bromus secalinus f. divergens (Rchb.) Todor
- Bromus secalinus f. hirtus (F.W.Schultz) Wiegand
- Bromus secalinus f. submuticus Jansen & Wacht.
- Bromus secalinus subsp. barthae Pénzes
- Bromus secalinus subsp. infestus H.Scholz
- Bromus secalinus subsp. multiflorus Schübl. & G.Martens
- Bromus secalinus var. arvensis Peterm.
- Bromus secalinus var. asper Neilr.
- Bromus secalinus var. badensis (C.C.Gmel.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Bromus secalinus var. dilatatus Schur
- Bromus secalinus var. divergens Rchb.
- Bromus secalinus var. elongatus (Gaudin) Asch. & Graebn.
- Bromus secalinus var. glaber Stokes
- Bromus secalinus var. hirsutus Kindb.
- Bromus secalinus var. hirtus (F.W.Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
- Bromus secalinus var. hybridus (Schur) Jáv.
- Bromus secalinus var. integer Schumach.
- Bromus secalinus var. intermedius Mutel
- Bromus secalinus var. lasiophyllus Beck
- Bromus secalinus var. leiophyllus Beck
- Bromus secalinus var. macrostachys Schur
- Bromus secalinus var. minimus Zapał.
- Bromus secalinus var. muticus Delastre
and 19 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 293 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ульяна Лалак, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Darrel Watts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.