Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bromus inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Smooth Brome from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus inermis ssp. inermis var. inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-004:
Bromus inermis FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bromus inermis
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Brome, Hungarian Brome, Awnless Brome
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_inermis_1
May Iredell County NC
Plants with creeping rhizomes, forming clonal colonies, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_inermis_2
May Catawba County NC
Panicle branches whorled, spreading in flower (contracted at maturity), per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_inermis_3
May Catawba County NC
Panicle 10-20cm long, erect, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1550012
Month Unknown
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Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1554241
Month Unknown
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California bug_5387201
Month Unknown
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California bug_5387202
Month Unknown
Leaf wraps stem w a V-shaped notch; ligule < 0.15cm, brownish at the base, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org bug_5391947
Month Unknown
1-4 stiff branches per node, sticking straight out or slightly up, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438390
Month Unknown
The bract enclosing the flower (the lemma) does not have a bristle (awn), per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bromus inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus inermis ssp. inermis var. inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-004:
Bromus inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bromus inermis
2520
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, clearings, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p389
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p038
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".