| smooth brome |
USDA PLANTS Symbol: BRIN2 USDA ARS GRIN: 7807 ITIS: 40502 NAPIS: PCAATBE Bayer code: BROIN |
| Bromus inermis Leyss. | |
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Taxonomic Rank: Liliopsida: Cyperales: Poaceae |
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| Synonym(s): awnless brome, Hungarian bromegrass | |
Smooth brome is a perennial grass that is 1 -3 ½ ft. (0.3-1.1 m) tall. The leaves are alternate, 0.25-0.75 in. (0.6-1.9 cm) wide, 6-15 in. (15.2-38 cm) long, glabrous and flat. Flowers are contained in drooping panicles and appear in early to mid-summer. Each branch of the inflorescence has several purplish spikelets, each containing 7-10 flowers. This grass prefers sunny areas along roadsides and also in fields, pastures and prairies. Smooth brome is a native of Europe and was introduced into the United States in the late 1800’s. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Fruit(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); ligule Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stem(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; leaf bases Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Diagram or Graphic; Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 277. USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); swollen nodes Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
Taxonomic References:
- USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Invasive Listing Sources:
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Faith Campbell, 1998. Plants that Hog the Garden: Invasive Plants in the United States. Fine Gardening Online
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council Significant Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council Lesser Threat
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