''Bromus inermis'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of the true grass

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( Poaceae). This

rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow ho ...

grass is native to

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and North America. The plant is characterized by an erect, leafy, long-lived perennial, tall, rhizomatous and commonly producing a dense sod. It starts growth in early spring; flowers May to July; reproduces from seeds, tillers, and rhizomes. It may regrow and re flower in the fall if moisture is sufficient.Smooth Brome
The leaves are glabrous or occasionally pubescent, particularly on the sheaths; blades long, wide, flat, with a raised and keeled midrib below; sheaths closed, except near collar, and papery when dry; leaves rolled in the bud; ligates up to long, rounded, and membranous; auricles absent.

Common names

*''Bromus inermis'' subsp. ''inermis'' ** Austrian bromegrass – English ** awnless brome – English ** Hungarian brome – English ** Hungarian bromegrass – English ** Russian bromegrass – English ** smooth brome – English ** smooth bromegrass – English ** brome inerme – French ** brome sans arêtes – French ** unbegrannte Trespe – German ** wehrlose Trespe – German ** capim-cevadilha – Portuguese ** bromo de Hungría – Spanish ** bromo inerme – Spanish *''Bromus inermis'' subsp. ''pumpellianus'' ** Arctic brome – English ** Pumpelly's brome – English

References

GBIF entry: ''Bromus inermis''
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External links

''Bromus inermis''
Photos, drawings, description from Nature Manitoba * inermis Flora of Europe Flora of North America Bunchgrasses of Europe Bunchgrasses of North America {{Pooideae-stub