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Bromus
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.
27 branches of this group, most-observed first
common soft brome
speciesBromus hordeaceus
Japanese brome
speciesBromus japonicus
corn brome
speciesBromus squarrosus
Meadow Brome
speciesBromus commutatus
Rye Brome
speciesBromus secalinus
Field Brome
speciesBromus arvensis
Large-headed Brome
speciesBromus lanceolatus
rattlesnake brome
speciesBromus briziformis
Brown Brome
speciesBromus scoparius
Bald Brome
speciesBromus racemosus
weedy brome
speciesBromus alopecuros
Oat Brome
speciesBromus danthoniae
Bromus pectinatus
speciesBromus pectinatus
Australian brome
speciesBromus arenarius
lesser soft-brome
hybridBromus × ferronii
Bromus remotiflorus
speciesBromus remotiflorus
great rye brome
speciesBromus grossus
Mountain Brome Grass
speciesBromus leptoclados
Intermediate Brome
speciesBromus intermedius
Slender Soft-brome
speciesBromus lepidus
Bromus pseudobrachystachys
speciesBromus pseudobrachystachys
Bromus brachystachys
speciesBromus brachystachys
Bromus setifolius
speciesBromus setifolius
Purple Brome
speciesBromus speciosus
Interrupted Brome
speciesBromus interruptus
Brome of the Ardennes
speciesBromus bromoideus
Smith's brome
speciesBromus pseudosecalinus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 1089681.