Bromus biebersteinii

Bromus biebersteinii, the meadow bromegrass or just meadow brome, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to the Caucasus, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.[1] It has been developed as a forage in North America and there are a number of cultivars available, including 'Arsenal', 'Cache', 'Fleet', 'MacBeth', 'Montana', 'Paddock' and 'Regar'.[2]

Bromus biebersteinii
Growth level by early May at the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. biebersteinii
Binomial name
Bromus biebersteinii
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bromopsis beckeri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii (Roem. & Schult.) Holub
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii subsp. beckeri (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii var. beckeri Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii subsp. kazbecki (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis biebersteinii var. kazbecki Tzvelev
    • Bromopsis kazbecki (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
    • Bromus albidus M.Bieb.
    • Bromus angustissimus K.Koch
    • Bromus chloroticus M.Bieb. ex Kunth
    • Bromus inermis Steven
    • Zerna biebersteinii (Roem. & Schult.) Nevski

References
  1. "Bromus biebersteinii Roem. & Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "MEADOW BROME" (PDF). Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.


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