Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub (syn. Bromus inermis Leyss.)

Trajche Dimitrovski

Jul 2

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Bromopsis// Species: Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Bromus inermis Leyss., Fl. Hal. 16. (1761). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Valdés et al., 2009+) is Bromopsis inermis (Leyss.) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 167. 1973.

Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to Pakistan, West Himalaya and China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Sparse woods, bushlands, roadsides.

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Late spring - early summer: MAY, JUN.

*Bromopsis inermis* – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – panicles. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – panicle. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – spikelets. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – stem with leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – stem and leaf with ligule. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – vegetative stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Bromopsis inermis* – vegetative stems. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Bromus inermis Leyss. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:393784-1 [Accessed 03.07.2022].

Bromopsis inermis. Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4c161ac4-b40a-4992-a9c1-a52a592306a1 [Accessed 03.07.2022].

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.

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