Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromus// Species: Bromus scoparius L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tatić in Josifović (1976) and Smith in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to China – Xinjiang and India according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Pastures and disturbed ground.
Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Bromus scoparius – habit. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – panicle. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – panicle with spikelets. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – stem and leaves. Osogovo – village of Beli region, 07.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – panicles. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – spikelets. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – spikelets. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Bromus scoparius – A and B: lemma and awn. The lemma is less than 2 mm wide. The awn arises more than 1,5 mm from apex of lemma, patent at maturity. C: grains. Grains are narrowly elliptical, c. 1 mm wide. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Bromus L. Smith, P.M. in 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, pp. 182 – 189.
