Bromus inermis

Bromus inermis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Bromus
Species:	B. inermis
Binomial name
*Bromus inermis* Leyss.

Bromus inermis is a species of the true grass family (Poaceae). This rhizomatous grass is native to Europe and considered invasive in North America.

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.

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Common names

Bromus 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 arêtes – French
- unbegrannte Trespe – German
- wehrlose Trespe – German
- capim-cevadilha – Portuguese
- bromo de Hungría – Spanish
- bromo inerme – Spanish
Bromus inermis subsp. pumpellianus
- Arctic brome – English
- Pumpelly's brome – English