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Bromus inermis

Authority Leysser Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Bromopsis inermis Common names brome grass, smooth brome Editor Ecocrop code 3917

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A rhizomatous, sod-forming, leafy bunchgrass with dark green leaves reaching a height of 0.5-1.2 m. USES Used as pasture and for hay. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Some fields of bromegrass have persistent for 25-30 years. COMMON NAMES Brome, Bromegrass, Chess, Smooth brome grass, Austrian brome, Hungarian brome, Russian brome. FURTHER INF Brome is native of Europe and Asia. It often grows wild along roadsites, ditches, and in moist, woody areas and is very resistant to tramping, and wind and water erosion. It has certain winter requirements.
Sources
Grassland Index Roecklein J 1987 pp 180 [USE, FER, DRA, LIG] Dube P 1982 pp 2 Maas E 1990 pp 273 [SAL] Duke J 1975 pp 9 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Heath M 1985 pp 198-205 [USE, DRA, TEMP, TEXT, DEP, FER] Kernick M 1978 pp 79-98 [RAIN, DEP, DRA, TEXT, FER] Kernick M 1961 pp 38 Shing T 1992 pp 308 [KTMP, TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, DEP, PH, SAL, LIG] Ahlgreen G 1956 pp 181-190 [KTMP, DRA, FER, RAIN, USE]