Smooth brome
Bromus inermis

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass that keeps growing from year to year. It has underground stem or rhizomes. It can be in loose tufts. It grows 120 cm high. The leaf blades are 35 cm long by 4-8 mm wide. The flowers are usually dense and 10-20 cm long. The spiklets are narrow and oblong.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain meadows between 1,000-3,500 m above sea level in China. It grows in wetlands.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Asia, Balkans, Britain, Caucasus, Central Asia, China, East Africa, Europe, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mongolia, North America, Pakistan, Russia, Siberia, South America, Tajikistan, Tibet, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Awnless bromegrass, Hungarian brome

Synonyms

Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub; Bromus ciliatus auct. non Linn.; Bromus inermis var. villosus (Mert. & Koch) Beck; Festuca inermis (Leyss.) Lam. & DC.; Festuca inermis var. villosus Mert. & Koch; Schedonorus inermis (Leyss.) P. Beauv.; Zerna inermis (Leyss.) Lindm.;