Poaceae

Drooping brome

Bromus tectorum L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus

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Drooping brome (Bromus tectorum) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel Levitis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (27)

Arabic: شويعرة متدلية, ثرى, دنقة
arz: شويعره متدليه
Belarusian: Каласоўнік дахавы
Bulgarian: Покривна овсига
Chinese: 旱雀麥, 旱雀麦, 绢雀麦
Czech: Sveřep střešní
Dutch: Zwenkdravik
English: Drooping brome, Cheatgrass, Downy brome, Downy chess
Esperanto: Tegmentbromuso, Tektonbromuso
Estonian: Müürluste
Finnish: Kattokattara
French: Brome des toits
German: Dach-Trespe, Dachtrespe
Hebrew: ברומית הגגות
hsb: Niska kostrjawa
Kazakh: Арпаған
Latvian: Īstā jumtauza
Lithuanian: Smiltyninė dirsė
Norwegian Bokmål: Takfaks
nv: Yéʼiibeʼetsʼos
Persian: علف بام
Polish: Stokłosa dachowa
Slovenian: Strešni glistnik, Strešna stoklasa
Swedish: Taklosta, Backlosta, Svingel-losta, Svingellosta
Tatar: Әтәч кикриге
Turkish: Püsküllü brom
Welsh: Pawrwellt pendrwm

Synonyms

Anisantha pontica K.Koch
Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski
Anisantha tectorum var. hirsuta (Regel) Tzvelev
Bromus abortiflorus St.-Amans
Bromus australis R.Br.
Bromus avenaceus Lam.
Bromus lateripronus St.-Lag.
Bromus longipilus Kumm. & Sendtn.
Bromus madritensis var. caucasica Hack.
Bromus mairei Sennen & Mauricio
Bromus nutans St.-Lag.
Bromus scabriflorus Opiz
Bromus setaceus Buckley
Bromus sterilis Láng ex Kumm. & Sendtn.
Bromus sterilis f. ponticus (K.Koch) Kuntze
Bromus sterilis var. nudus (Klett & Richt.) Kuntze
Bromus sterilis var. tectorum (L.) Kuntze
Bromus tectorius Dulac
Bromus tectorum f. coloratus Jansen & Wacht.
Bromus tectorum f. glabratus (Spenn.) H.St.John
Bromus tectorum f. nudus (Klett & Richt.) Hiitonen
Bromus tectorum f. nudus (Klett & Richt.) H.St.John
Bromus tectorum subsp. abortiflorus (St.-Amans) K.Richt.
Bromus tectorum subsp. glabratum Schübl. & G.Martens
Bromus tectorum subsp. longipilus (Kumm. & Sendtn.) K.Richt.
Bromus tectorum subsp. nudus (Klett & Richt.) Piper & Beattie
Bromus tectorum subsp. tectorum
Bromus tectorum var. anisantha Hack.
Bromus tectorum var. australis Godr.
Bromus tectorum var. floridus Gremli
Bromus tectorum var. genevensis Douin
Bromus tectorum var. genuinus Godr.
Bromus tectorum var. glaber Coss. & Germ.
Bromus tectorum var. glabratus Spenn.
Bromus tectorum var. hirsutus Regel
Bromus tectorum var. nudus Klett & Richt.
Bromus tectorum var. oligostachys Podp.
Bromus tectorum var. pauciflorus Lindeman
Bromus tectorum var. ponticus (K.Koch) Asch. & Graebn.
Bromus tectorum var. pubescens Schur

and 19 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 173 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel Levitis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Miriam Sachs Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Aaron Roe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Petr Filippov, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, 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.