Determined according to the botanical key provided by Smith (1980 in Tutin et al.) as Bromus inermis Leyss., Fl. Hal. 16. (1761). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 167. 1973.
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to Pakistan, West Himalaya and China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Sparse woods, bushlands, roadsides.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Bromopsis inermis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Bromopsis inermis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Bromopsis inermis – panicles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stem with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stem with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stem and leaf with ligule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative stems. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative stems. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative stems. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicle axis and branches. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stems with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stems with leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative shoots. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative shoots. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative shoots. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – adaxial side of leaf (left) and abaxial side of leaf (right). Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images
Bromopsis inermis – flowering stem. Scale in cm. Specimen collected from Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – vegetative shoot. Scale in cm. Specimen collected from Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.07.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – panicles. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelets. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – spikelet elements – le- lemma; p- palea; r- rachilla; lg- lower glume; ug- upper glume; pd- pedicel. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromopsis inermis – width of leaf lamina. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromopsis inermis. Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4c161ac4-b40a-4992-a9c1-a52a592306a1 [Accessed 03.07.2022].
Smith, P. M. 1980. Bromus L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 182–189.
