Weedy Brome

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Bromus alopecuros

Erect introduced grass to 60 cm with ribbed flower stales with purple hairy nodes and greenish flowerheads.

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Distinctive Features

The seed has a flattened bristle or awn that is twisted at the base. Leaf sheaths are strongly ribbed and densely hairy.

Biology

Annual. Disturbed sites and croplands.

Native Status
Introduced
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bromus
Species
alopecuros

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Native to the Mediterraneum region.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Introduced