The plant is characterized by an erect, leafy, long-lived perennial, 46 to 91 cm (1+1⁄2 to 3 ft) tall, rhizomatous and commonly producing a dense sod. It starts growth in early spring; flowers May to July; reproduces from seeds, tillers, and rhizomes. It may regrow and re flower in the fall if moisture is sufficient.[1] The leaves are glabrous or occasionally pubescent, particularly on the sheaths; blades 20 to 38 cm (8 to 15 in) long, 0.6 to 1.3 cm (1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in) wide, flat, with a raised and keeled midrib below; sheaths closed, except near collar, and papery when dry; leaves rolled in the bud; ligates up to 0.3 cm (1⁄8 in) long, rounded, and membranous; auricles absent.
bromus, inermis, smooth, brome, redirects, here, this, name, also, applied, bromus, racemosus, another, bromus, species, species, true, grass, family, poaceae, this, rhizomatous, grass, native, europe, considered, invasive, north, america, scientific, classifi. Smooth brome redirects here This name is also applied to Bromus racemosus another Bromus species Bromus inermis is a species of the true grass family Poaceae This rhizomatous grass is native to Europe and considered invasive in North America Bromus inermisScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder PoalesFamily PoaceaeSubfamily PooideaeGenus BromusSpecies B inermisBinomial nameBromus inermisLeyss The plant is characterized by an erect leafy long lived perennial 46 to 91 cm 1 1 2 to 3 ft tall rhizomatous and commonly producing a dense sod It starts growth in early spring flowers May to July reproduces from seeds tillers and rhizomes It may regrow and re flower in the fall if moisture is sufficient 1 The leaves are glabrous or occasionally pubescent particularly on the sheaths blades 20 to 38 cm 8 to 15 in long 0 6 to 1 3 cm 1 4 to 1 2 in wide flat with a raised and keeled midrib below sheaths closed except near collar and papery when dry leaves rolled in the bud ligates up to 0 3 cm 1 8 in long rounded and membranous auricles absent Common names editBromus inermis subsp inermis Austrian bromegrass English awnless brome English Hungarian brome English Hungarian bromegrass English Russian bromegrass English smooth brome English smooth bromegrass English brome inerme French brome sans aretes French unbegrannte Trespe German wehrlose Trespe German capim cevadilha Portuguese bromo de Hungria Spanish bromo inerme Spanish Bromus inermis subsp pumpellianus Arctic brome English Pumpelly s brome EnglishReferences edit Smooth Brome Archived February 23 2013 at the Wayback Machine GBIF entry Bromus inermis Bromus inermis Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bromus inermis nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Bromus inermis Bromus inermis Photos drawings description from Nature Manitoba Bromus inermis Plants for a Future This Pooideae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bromus inermis amp oldid 1190073968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,