Bromus catharticus

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Bromus catharticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. catharticus
Binomial name
Bromus catharticus
Vahl
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromus angustatus Pilg.
  • Bromus bolivianus Renvoize
  • Bromus breviaristatus (Hook.) Thurb. nom. illeg.
  • Bromus brongniartii Kunth
  • Bromus haenkeanus (J.Presl) Kunth
  • Bromus mathewsii Steud.
  • Bromus mucronatus Willd. ex Steud. nom. inval.
  • Bromus preslii Kunth
  • Bromus schraderi Kunth nom. illeg.
  • Bromus strictus Brongn. nom. illeg.
  • Bromus unioloides (Willd.) Kunth ex Raspail nom. illeg.
  • Bromus unioloides Kunth
  • Bromus willdenowii Kunth
  • Ceratochloa australis Spreng. ex Steud. nom. inval.
  • Ceratochloa breviaristata Hook.
  • Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter
  • Ceratochloa festucoides P.Beauv. nom. inval.
  • Ceratochloa haenkeana J.Presl
  • Ceratochloa pendula Schrad.
  • Ceratochloa secunda J.Presl
  • Ceratochloa simplex Nees
  • Ceratochloa submutica Steud. [Spelling variant]
  • Ceratochloa unioloides (Willd.) P.Beauv.
  • Ceratochloa willdenowii (Kunth) W.A.Weber
  • Festuca quitensis Spreng. nom. illeg.
  • Festuca unioloides Willd.
  • Forasaccus breviaristatus (Hook.) Lunell
  • Schedonorus unioloides (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
  • Serrafalcus unioloides (Kunth) Samp.
  • Tragus unioloides (Willd.) B.D.Jacks. nom. inval.
  • Zerna unioloides (Kunth) Lindm.

Bromus catharticus is a species of

diploid number
of 42.

It is native to South America but it can be found in other places, including Europe, Australia and North America, as an introduced species.

Description

Bromus catharticus is a coarse winter annual or biennial grass, growing 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) in height. The

anthers are 0.5–5 mm (0.020–0.197 in) long.[3][4]

Habitat

Bromus catharticus grows in open and disturbed areas.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 12 November 2015
  2. ^ "Bromus catharticus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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