Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : brosq
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Bromus wolgensis (Fischer ex Jacq.).
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: Bromus squarrosus
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Sparrige Trespe ; ES : bromo escuarroso ; FR : brome raboteux ; IT : forasacco pendolino ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Shoot rolled, cylindrical leaf sheath (more slender than others Bromus seedling).
- Lamina 20-50 times longer than large, more or less hairy.
- Ligule membranous, dentate, auricles absent.
- Height: 20-60 cm. Cespitose.
- Stem slender, without hairs.
- Leaves with short ligule, ovate and torn, smooth, flat, narrow, elongated and pointed, hairy on lamina and leaf sheath. Leaf sheath fused upto 2/3 of it's length.
- Inflorescence : slack panicle, inclined, composed of clustered branches. Awns inclined at maturity. Branches clustered, generally shorter than spikelets, isolated. Spikelets 2-5 cm, 8-20 florets. Florets recovering, glabrous or hairy, purplish or greenish. Glumes ovate and unequal. Panicle unilateral after flowering.
- Species rare in crops.
-- Risk of confusion at seedling stage with all others species of Bromus genus.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Bromus
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Rare 
Present
