Bromus alopecuros

Bromus alopecuros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Bromeae
Genus: Bromus
Subgenus: B. subg. Bromus
Species: Bromus alopecuros
Subspecies: B. a. subsp. alopecuros – B. a. subsp. caroli-henrici

Name

Bromus alopecuros Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 100 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Serrafalcus alopecuros (Poir.) Parl., Fl. Ital. 1: 399 (1850).
  • Bromus scoparius var. alopecuros (Poir.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 101 (1896).
  • Bromus alopecuros var. poiretianus Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 3: 261 (1955), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal (introduced), Sardegna. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Michigan. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Poiret, J.L.M. 1789. Voyage en Barbarie, ou lettres écrites de l'ancienne Numidie pendant les années 1785 & 1786, sur la religion, les coutumes & les moeurs des Maures & des Arabes-Bédouins: avec un essai sur l'histoire naturelle de ce pays. Vol. 2. 315 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bromus alopecuros in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Bromus alopecuros. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Bromus alopecuros. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bromus alopecuros. Published online. Accessed: December 14 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bromus alopecuros in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 December 14.

Vernacular names

English: weedy brome
svenska:  Rävlosta

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