Bromus arvensis
| Bromus arvensis Field Brome | |
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| Left: Drooping Brome Bromus tectorum Right: Field Brome Bromus arvensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Bromus |
| Species: | B. arvensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bromus arvensis L. | |
Bromus arvensis, the field brome or Schrader's brome, is a grass native to Europe and Asia.
Description
It is an annual bunchgrass, growing to 50–110 cm tall with slender leaves 10–30 cm long and 0.5–1 cm broad.
The flower spikelets are erect at first, later spreading to slightly drooping, 10–25 mm long; flowering is in mid summer.