Bromus squarrosus L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromus// Species: Bromus squarrosus L.

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

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

Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands, pastures, shrublands, rocky terrains.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Bromus squarrosus– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– panicle with spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– spikelet. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– stem and leaf with ligule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus – habit. Hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– habit. Hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– panicle. Hilly region near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Bromus squarrosus– panicle with spikelets. Hilly region near of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Bromus squarrosus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:394125-1 [Accessed 02.11.2022].

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.

Last update: 02.11.2022.

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