Brachypodium sylvaticum

False brome
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Habitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Brachypodium
Species:
B. sylvaticum
Binomial name
Brachypodium sylvaticum
(Huds.) P.Beauv. (1812)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agropyron sylvaticum (Huds.) Chevall. (1827)
  • Brachypodium pinnatum var. sylvaticum (Huds.) St.-Yves (1934)
  • Brachypodium pinnatum var. sylvaticum (Huds.) Knoche (1921)
  • Brevipodium sylvaticum (Huds.) Á.Löve & D.Löve (1961)
  • Bromus pinnatus var. sylvaticus (Huds.) Wahlenb. (1805)
  • Bromus sylvaticus (Huds.) Lyons (1763)
  • Festuca pinnata var. sylvatica (Huds.) Huds. (1778)
  • Festuca sylvatica Huds. (1762)
  • Triticum sylvaticum (Huds.) Moench (1777)

Brachypodium sylvaticum, commonly known as false-brome,[2] slender false brome[3] or wood false brome, is a perennial grass native to Europe, Asia and Africa.[4] Its native range includes most of Europe, northwestern Africa, Sudan and Eritrea, Western and Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, China, Korea, Japan, Malesia, and New Guinea.[1]

The bunchgrass is most commonly found in forests and woodlands, preferring the shaded canopy, but may grow in open areas. It prefers well drained neutral and calcerous soils, and avoids wet conditions.

  1. ^ a b c "Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) P.Beauv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brachypodium sylvaticum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ Hitchcock 1969. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle.