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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.
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).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Genea
sectionGenea
Bromopsis
sectionBromopsis
Bromus
sectionBromus
Ceratochloa
sectionCeratochloa
Neobromus
sectionNeobromus
Bromus pitensis
speciesBromus pitensis
Bromus condensatus
speciesBromus condensatus
Boissiera
sectionBoissiera
Bromus lanatus
speciesBromus lanatus
Bromus morrisonensis
speciesBromus morrisonensis
hall's brome
speciesBromus hallii
Bromus formosanus
speciesBromus formosanus
Bromus brachyantherus
speciesBromus brachyantherus
Bromus modestus
speciesBromus modestus
Bromus chrysopogon
speciesBromus chrysopogon
Bromus firmior
speciesBromus firmior
Bromus segetum
speciesBromus segetum
Bromus parodii
speciesBromus parodii
Bromus moeszii
speciesBromus moeszii
Bromus macrantherus
speciesBromus macrantherus
Bromus villosissimus
speciesBromus villosissimus
Bromus oxyodon
speciesBromus oxyodon
Bromus paulsenii
speciesBromus paulsenii
Bromus cabrerensis
speciesBromus cabrerensis
Bromus sclerophyllus
speciesBromus sclerophyllus
Bromus gracillimus
speciesBromus gracillimus
Bromus mairei
speciesBromus mairei
Bromus natalensis
speciesBromus natalensis
Bromus flexuosus
speciesBromus flexuosus
Bromus moellendorffianus
speciesBromus moellendorffianus
Bromus aegyptiacus
speciesBromus aegyptiacus
Bromus bonariensis
speciesBromus bonariensis
Bromus scopulorum
speciesBromus scopulorum
Bromus maroccanus
speciesBromus maroccanus
Bromus tomentosus
speciesBromus tomentosus
Bromus haussknechtii
speciesBromus haussknechtii
Bromus kashmirensis
speciesBromus kashmirensis
Bromus kopetdagensis
speciesBromus kopetdagensis
Bromus kozhevnikovii
speciesBromus kozhevnikovii
Bromus magnus
speciesBromus magnus
Bromus malyschevii
speciesBromus malyschevii
Bromus musadoghanii
speciesBromus musadoghanii
Bromus nepalensis
speciesBromus nepalensis
Bromus orientalis
speciesBromus orientalis
Bromus pellitus
speciesBromus pellitus
Bromus picoeuropeanus
speciesBromus picoeuropeanus
Bromus plurinodis
speciesBromus plurinodis
Bromus porphyranthos
speciesBromus porphyranthos
Bromus pseudoramosus
speciesBromus pseudoramosus
Bromus pulchellus
speciesBromus pulchellus
Bromus salangensis
speciesBromus salangensis
Bromus sinensis
speciesBromus sinensis
Bromus staintonii
speciesBromus staintonii
Bromus stenostachyus
speciesBromus stenostachyus
Bromus sundaicus
speciesBromus sundaicus
Bromus tunicatus
speciesBromus tunicatus
Bromus tyttholepis
speciesBromus tyttholepis
Bromus × bolzeanus
hybridBromus × bolzeanus
Bromus × brevieri
hybridBromus × brevieri
Bromus × commutatojaponicus
hybridBromus × commutatojaponicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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