Poaceae
Corn brome
Bromus squarrosus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- شويعرة خشنة
- Belarusian
- Каласоўнік растапыраны, Аўсюг
- Bulgarian
- Разперена овсига
- Chinese
- 偏穗雀麥, 偏穗雀麦, 沃京雀麥, 沃京雀麦
- Czech
- Sveřep kostrbatý
- English
- Corn brome, Rough brome
- Estonian
- Longus luste
- Finnish
- Pörrökattara
- Latvian
- Izspūrusī lāčauza
- Polish
- Stokłosa łuskowata
- Romanian
- Obsigă
- Swedish
- Spretlosta
Synonyms
- Bromus balsiensis Prodan
- Bromus briziformis Willk.
- Bromus coloratus Baumg. ex Nyman
- Bromus japonicus subsp. noeanus (Boiss.) Pènzes
- Bromus japonicus var. paniculatus (Kuntze) Roshev.
- Bromus leptostachys Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
- Bromus littoralis Steud.
- Bromus megastachys Borbás
- Bromus noeanus Boiss.
- Bromus patulus var. squarrosus (L.) Döll
- Bromus squarrosus f. grandistachys (Borbás) Pénzes
- Bromus squarrosus f. nanus Bolzon
- Bromus squarrosus f. pauciflorus Todor
- Bromus squarrosus f. uberrimus (Murb.) Pénzes
- Bromus squarrosus subsp. briziformis Nyman
- Bromus squarrosus subsp. consimilis H.Scholz
- Bromus squarrosus subsp. danubialis Pénzes
- Bromus squarrosus subsp. noeanus Pénzes
- Bromus squarrosus subsp. typicus Pénzes
- Bromus squarrosus var. australis (Willk.) D.Rivera & M.A.Carreras
- Bromus squarrosus var. balsiensis (Prodan) Todor
- Bromus squarrosus var. coloratus Baumg.
- Bromus squarrosus var. danthoniae Kuntze
- Bromus squarrosus var. dasystachys Gaudin & Monnard
- Bromus squarrosus var. exilis Mutel
- Bromus squarrosus var. gomboczii Pénzes
- Bromus squarrosus var. grandistachys Borbás
- Bromus squarrosus var. inermedius Kuntze
- Bromus squarrosus var. megastachys Borbás ex Jáv.
- Bromus squarrosus var. megastachyus Grecescu
- Bromus squarrosus var. minor Sebast. & Mauri
- Bromus squarrosus var. multiflorus Trab.
- Bromus squarrosus var. nanus Bolzon
- Bromus squarrosus var. normalis Kuntze
- Bromus squarrosus var. paniculatus Kuntze
- Bromus squarrosus var. parviflorus K.Koch
- Bromus squarrosus var. puberulus Beck
- Bromus squarrosus var. pubescens Vis.
- Bromus squarrosus var. simplex Kuntze
- Bromus squarrosus var. uberrimus Murb.
and 16 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, 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.