Introductory
SPECIES: Bromus inermis | Smooth Brome 



ABBREVIATION : 
BROINE

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   BRIN2
   BRINI
   BRIND
   BRINI2


COMMON NAMES : 
   smooth brome
   Austrian brome
   awnless brome
   bromegrass
   Hungarian brome
   Russian brome


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of smooth brome is Bromus inermis
Leyss.  Infrataxa are [54,61,68]:

B. inermis ssp. inermis Leyss
B. inermis ssp. inermis var. divaricatus Rohlena
B. inermis ssp. inermis var. inermis Leyss

Kartesz [68] recognizes Pumpelly brome as a subspecies of B. inermis, B.
inermis ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon.  FEIS follows the treatment
of other authorities in recognizing Pumpelly brome as a separate
species, B. pumpellianus Scribn. [54,58,61,67,115,121].  (A literature
summary of B. pumpellianus is available in FEIS.)  Considerable
hybridization and introgression have occurred between smooth brome, an
introduced species, and Pumpelly brome, a native species [5,53,121].
Smooth brome does not hybridize with other North American species [4].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Gail Winkler, December 1987


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, Janurary 1996


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1996; Winkler, Gail. 1987. Bromus inermis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Bromus inermis | Smooth Brome