Bromus secalinus
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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. secalinus
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| Bromus secalinus | |
Bromus secalinus is a species of
The grass is native to Eurasia but is well known in many other parts of the world where it has been introduced. It is a noxious weed throughout much of North America.
Description
Bromus secalinus is an annual grass that grows 0.1–1.3 m (4 in – 4 ft 3 in) high. The upper sheaths are smooth and strongly nerved, and the lower sheaths are glabrous or slightly pubescent. The leaf blades are 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide, and are covered with short hairs. The
The grass flowers from June to September.
In youth the two
Habitat and distribution
Bromus secalinus occurs in fields areas, road verges, and occasionally cornfields, in lightly stony soils.[5]
The grass is native to Europe but is widespread throughout the United States and in Quebec and British Columbia.[4]
References
- ^ A description of B. secalinus was first published in Species Plantarum 1: 76. 1753. "Plant Name Details for Bromus secalinus". IPNI. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ISBN 0-442-22250-5.
- ^ ISBN 9780195310719.
- ^ a b John Leonard Knapp (1804). Gramina Britannica; Or Representations of the British Grasses (etc.). Bensley.