Bromus sterilis

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Bromus sterilis

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus
Species: B. sterilis
Binomial name
Bromus sterilis
L.
Synonyms

Anisantha sterilis

Bromus sterilis is a species of bromegrass known as poverty brome, barren brome, and sterile brome. This 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 on the eastern and western sides of North America. This is an annual grass ranging from about 20 to 90 centimeters in maximum height. It has a small leaf blade and its inflorescence is spreading, with the lower parts drooping more than the upper. The spikelet is up to 3 centimeters long.

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