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Mediterranean False-brome
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Mediterranean False-brome

Brachypodium retusum

Brachypodium retusum, the Mediterranean false brome, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae (true grasses). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves and dry fruit. Individuals can grow to 0.8m tall. The species is native to Europe, Africa, Western Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.

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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 82863.