Japanese Bromegrass
Bromus japonicus

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

An annual grass. It grows 50-90 cm high. The leaf blades are 20 cm long by 2-5 mm wide. The flowers are green. The flower panicle is 6-20 cm long and open and spreading.

There are about 150 Bromus species. They are temperate.

Where it is found

It grows in warm temperate arid areas. It grows on sandy soils. In China it grows from sea level to 2,500 m above sea level. It grows in wetlands. Tasmanian Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Central Asia, Chile, China, Europe, Himalayas, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Middle East, Mongolia, Nepal, North Africa, North America, Pakistan, Russia, South America, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Tibet, Turkmenistan, USA, Uzbekistan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Bromus abolinii Drobov; Bromus anatolicus Boiss. & Heldr.; Bromus annuus Jacq. ex Stapf; Bromus japonicus subsp. anatolicus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Penzes; Bromus japonicus var. porrectus Hack.; Bromus japonicus var. velutinus (Koch) Bornm.; Bromus patulus Mert. & Koch; Bromus patulus var. microstachya Stapf; Bromus patulus var. velutinus Koch; Bromus phrygius Boiss.; Bromus ugamicus Drobov; Serrafalcus patulus (Mert. & Koch) Parl.;