Bromus japonicus Thunb. subsp. japonicus

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromus// Species: Bromus japonicus Thunb.// Subspecies: Bromus japonicus Thunb. subsp. japonicus

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central and East Europe, West Siberia and China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats- grassland, pastures, rocky terrains.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus – stem and leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Bromus japonicus subsp. japonicus. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:74858-3 [Accessed 06.08.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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