Bromus ramosus

Bromus ramosus, the hairy brome, is a bunchgrass in the grass family Poaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.^[1] The name Bromus comes from the term brome, meaning oats. Unlike most other bromes (Bromus sp.), it grows in shady sites under trees.

Bromus ramosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Bromus
Species:	B. ramosus
Binomial name
Bromus ramosus Huds.
Synonyms
Bromopsis ramosa (Huds.) Holub

Description

Bromus ramosus is a perennial herbaceous bunchgrass, typically reaching 1–2 metres (3–7 ft) tall. The leaves are long, usually drooping, 20–50 cm (8–20 in) long and 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide, and finely hairy.^[2]

The flower spike is gracefully arched with pendulous spikelets on long slender stems in pairs on the main stem.

Subspecies

• Bromus ramosus subsp. benekenii (Lange) Schintz et Thell. – lesser hairy brome
• Bromus ramosus subsp. ramosus