Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bromus inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Smooth Brome from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus inermis ssp. inermis var. inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-004:
Bromus inermis FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bromus inermis
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Brome, Hungarian Brome, Awnless Brome
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_inermis_1
May Iredell County NC
Plants with creeping rhizomes, forming clonal colonies, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
)
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_inermis_2
May Catawba County NC
Panicle branches whorled, spreading in flower (contracted at maturity), per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
)
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_bromus_inermis_3
May Catawba County NC
Panicle 10-20cm long, erect, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1550012
Month Unknown
)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1554241
Month Unknown
)
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California bug_5387201
Month Unknown
)
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California bug_5387202
Month Unknown
Leaf wraps stem w a V-shaped notch; ligule < 0.15cm, brownish at the base, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
)
John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org bug_5391947
Month Unknown
1-4 stiff branches per node, sticking straight out or slightly up, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
)
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438390
Month Unknown
The bract enclosing the flower (the lemma) does not have a bristle (awn), per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bromus inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus inermis ssp. inermis var. inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-004:
Bromus inermis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus inermis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bromus inermis
2520
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, clearings, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p389
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p038