Bromus alopecuros

Bromus alopecuros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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

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.
• Heterotypic
  • Bromus contortus Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 95 (1798).
    • Serrafalcus contortus (Desf.) Parl., Giorn. Bot. Ital. 1: 326 (1844).
    • Bromus squarrosus var. contortus (Desf.) Kuntze, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 249 (1887).
    • Serrafalcus scoparius var. contortus (Desf.) Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 362 (1909).
  • Bromus alopecurus Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 95 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Bromus alopecuroides Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 703 (1811), orth. var.
  • Bromus sericeus Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): X (1811).
  • Serrafalcus macrostachys var. minor Godr. in J.C.M.Grenier & G.Gordon, Fl. France Corse 3(2): 593 (1856).
  • Serrafalcus macrostachys var. minor E.G.Camus, Cat. Pl. France, Suisse, Belg.: 307 (1888).
  • Bromus alopecuros var. calvus Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 400 (1904).
  • Bromus lanceolatus subsp. biaristulatus Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 98 (1942).
    • Bromus caroli-henrici subsp. biaristulatus (Maire) H.Scholz, Willdenowia 7: 420 (1974).
    • Bromus alopecuros subsp. biaristulatus (Maire) Acedo & Llamas, Fl. Medit. 4: 207 (1994).
• Misapplied names
  • Bromus scoparius Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 10 (1827), sensu auct.

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, Türkiye. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia (introduced). Continental: Northern America (introduced) 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

• Romero Zarco, C. 2023. El género Bromus L. (Poceae) en la flora ibérica: notas críticas. Acta Botanica Malacitana 48: 14–30. DOI: 10.24310/abm.v48i.16220 Reference page. 

Links

• 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. 
• 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. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bromus alopecuros. Accessed: 27 Oct 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bromus alopecuros. Published online. Accessed: December 14 2022. Reference page.
• 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. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: weedy brome
• svenska:  Rävlosta

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