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Bromus
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Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses, or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
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Bromus is a genus of plants within the family Poaceae. It belongs to the order Poales and the class Liliopsida, with the phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is Bromus L., and it is classified under the tribe Bromeae. Common names for this taxon include brome, sveřep, Kattarat, Heken, and lodnefaksslekta. The type species for the genus is Bromus secalinus.
This genus consists of annual or perennial herbaceous plants. It contains approximately one hundred species and is widely distributed across temperate regions. The taxon status is accepted. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico, Canada, and the United States, with collections held by institutions such as IBUNAM, the University of Alberta Museums, INECOL, FC-UNAM, and IIB-UV.
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Species
lodnefaksslekta
Bromus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
雀麦属（学名：Bromus）是禾本科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有约百余种，广布于温带地区。
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,907
- With media
- 3,618
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, INECOL, FC-UNAM, IIB-UV, UACH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Canada, United States
Research
710 papers- Symbiosis Between Epichloë Fungi and Bromus Grasses: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions.ReviewJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Luna-Fontalvo JA, Balocchi O, Martínez O et al.DOI: 10.3390/jof11110807
- Impacts and Drivers of Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis Leyss.) Invasion in Native Ecosystems.ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Palit R, DeKeyser ESDOI: 10.3390/plants11101340
- A phylogenetic analysis of Bromus (Poaceae: Pooideae: Bromeae) based on nuclear ribosomal and plastid data, with a focus on Bromus sect. Bromus.PeerJ · 2022Nasiri A, Kazempour-Osaloo S, Hamzehee B et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13884
- First report of glyphosate-resistant downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.) in Canada.Scientific reports · 2022Geddes CM, Pittman MMDOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21942-6
- The genome sequence of barren brome, Bromus sterilis L. (Poaceae).Wellcome open research · 2024Christenhusz MJM, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab, Plant Genome Sizing collective et al.DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22994.2
- The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Bromus catharticus Vahl. (Poaceae).Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources · 2021Feng LY, Shi C, Gao LZDOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1970646
- Exposure of Bromus hordeaceus to fossil- and plant-based micro- and nanoplastics: Impacts and plant-plastic interactions vary depending on polymer type and growth phase.Chemosphere · 2024Alonso-Crespo IM, Mateos-Cárdenas ADOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143715
- Biotic filtering of endophytic fungal communities in Bromus tectorum.Oecologia · 2019Ricks KD, Koide RTDOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04388-y
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Ecology
- Uses
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Selected species
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses, or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
Bromus is part of the cool-season grass lineage (subfamily Pooideae), which includes about 3300 species. Within Pooideae, Bromus is classified in tribe Bromeae (it is the only genus in the tribe). Bromus is closely related to the wheat-grass lineage (tribe Triticeae) that includes such economically important genera as Triticum (wheat), Hordeum (barley) and Secale (rye).
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