- False Brome
Taxobox
name = False Brome
image_width = 204px
image_caption = Habitus
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
subfamilia =Pooideae
genus = "Brachypodium "
species = "B. sylvaticum"
binomial = "Brachypodium sylvaticum"
binomial_authority = (Huds.) Beauv.
synonyms ="Bromus sylvaticus" (Huds.) Pollich "Festuca sylvatica" (Huds.)False Brome, Slender False Brome or Wood False Brome ("Brachypodium sylvaticum") is a grass native to
Europe ,Asia and northAfrica .A tall tufted perennial grass growing up to about a 0.9 m high, it is most commonly found in forests and woodlands, but may grow in open areas. It has drooping narrow spikelets of flowers on very short
pedicel s and drooping leaves. Its awns are straight and 6 to 18 mm long. The leaf blade of the plant is dark green, flat and up to 12 mm wide with a fringe of hairs surrounding the edge of the leaf. The leaves do not haveauricle s. The leaf blade is joined to the hollowculm by the leaf sheath. This hairy sheath is open and surrounds the culm. The culm is pilose (long, soft, hairy).Its seeds can be dispersed by wildlife and humans. It has been introduced to
North America and is considered a noxious weed inOregon ,USA . Thecaterpillar s of someLepidoptera use it as a foodplant, e.g. theChequered Skipper ("Carterocephalus palaemon") and theEssex Skipper ("Thymelicus lineola").References and external links
* [http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/species.asp?item=2592 Flora of Northern Ireland: "Brachypodium sylvaticum"] .
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?7606 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Brachypodium sylvaticum"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BRSY USDA Plants Profile: "Brachypodium sylvaticum"] .
*Johnson J, [http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/5319/14505.pdf Identifying "Brachypodium sylvaticum" (slender false brome)] , San Francisco Watershed Council, January 2004.
* [http://akweeds.uaa.alaska.edu/pdfs/potential_species/bios/Species_bios_BRSY.pdf False-brome page] from the Alaska Natural Heritage Program.
* [http://www.brachypodium.org/ Brachypodium.org]
* [http://www.brachypodium.org/IBI/ The International Brachypodium Initiative]
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