Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Bayer Code : brodi
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Bromus gussonii Parl.
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: great brome
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Diandrus-Trespe ; ES : bromo ; FR : brome raide ; IT : forasacco di Gussone ; PT : espigao ; EN : great brome ;
Biological type: Annual
- Shoot rolled, cylindrical leaf sheath.
- Lamina 20-50 times longer than large, leaf more or less hairy.
- Ligule membranous, dentate, auricles absent.
Plant
- Height: 35-90 cm. Cespitose.
- Stem ascending-geniculate. Glabrous node.
- Leaves hairy. Leaf sheath hairy, fused upto 2/3 of it's length.
- Inflorescence: panicle 15-25 cm, pale-green, becoming purple-red, rough, erect, slightly dense. Spikelets 3-5 cm Stretched above, 6-11 flowers. Unequal glumes, the lower with equal sized awn.
- Fruits: caryopsis with pointed keel and very long scabrous awns.
- Risk of confusion at stage of seedling with other species of Bromus genus.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Bromus
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Present
Present
Rare
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