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Bromopsis
Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses, or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
Bromus is part of the cool-season grass lineage (subfamily Pooideae), which includes about 3300 species. Within Pooideae, Bromus is classified in tribe Bromeae (it is the only genus in the tribe). Bromus is closely related to the wheat-grass lineage (tribe Triticeae) that includes such economically important genera as Triticum (wheat), Hordeum (barley) and Secale (rye).
41 branches of this group, most-observed first
Smooth Brome
speciesBromus inermis
Upright Brome
speciesBromus erectus
Fringed Brome
speciesBromus ciliatus
Hairy Woodland Brome
speciesBromus pubescens
Prairie Brome
speciesBromus kalmii
columbia brome
speciesBromus vulgaris
Lesser Hairy-brome
speciesBromus benekenii
Meadow Brome
speciesBromus riparius
Pumpelly's Bromegrass
speciesBromus pumpellianus
Hairy-brome
speciesBromus ramosus
broad-glumed brome
speciesBromus latiglumis
Chinook brome
speciesBromus laevipes
Nottoway Brome Grass
speciesBromus nottowayanus
porter's brome
speciesBromus porteri
orcutt's brome
speciesBromus orcuttianus
Nodding Brome
speciesBromus anomalus
Bromus auleticus
speciesBromus auleticus
Bromus variegatus
speciesBromus variegatus
richardson's brome
speciesBromus richardsonii
Bromus cappadocicus
speciesBromus cappadocicus
Suksdorf's Brome
speciesBromus suksdorfii
Bromus tomentellus
speciesBromus tomentellus
tall brome
speciesBromus grandis
Texas Brome
speciesBromus texensis
weeping brome
speciesBromus frondosus
woodland brome
speciesBromus pseudolaevipes
Pacific Brome
speciesBromus pacificus
Bromus syriacus
speciesBromus syriacus
Meadow Brome
speciesBromus biebersteinii
Bromus pannonicus
speciesBromus pannonicus
woolly brome
speciesBromus lanatipes
Bromus dolichocarpus
speciesBromus dolichocarpus
Bromus insignis
speciesBromus insignis
Bromus moesiacus
speciesBromus moesiacus
Bromus exaltatus
speciesBromus exaltatus
Bromus attenuatus
speciesBromus attenuatus
Bromus densus
speciesBromus densus
Bromus frigidus
speciesBromus frigidus
Bromus bikfayensis
speciesBromus bikfayensis
Bromus koeieanus
speciesBromus koeieanus
Bromus sipyleus
speciesBromus sipyleus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1089680.