Bromus japonicus
| Bromus japonicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Bromus |
| Species: | B. japonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bromus japonicus Thunb. | |
Bromus japonicus, the Japanese brome, is an annual
diploid number
of 14.
Description
Bromus japonicus is an annual or biennial tufted grass growing 0.2–1 m (7.9 in – 3 ft 3.4 in) high. The
anthers are 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long. The caryopses are slightly shorter than the paleas, and are thin, flat, and slightly rolled inwards.[1][2]
The grass flowers from June to August.
Habitat and distribution
Bromus japonicus grows in fields, waste places, road verges, sand dunes, and other similar places. It is a troublesome weed in grain fields and is a
alkaline soils.[3]
The grass is native to Eurasia but has been naturalized throughout the United States and southern Canada and is rare in the Yukon.[2][4]
References
- ISBN 0-442-22250-5.
- ^ ISBN 9780195310719.
- ISBN 9781420003222.
- ^ "Bromus japonicus".