Bromus madritensis

Bromus madritensis
Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. madritensis
Binomial name
Bromus madritensis
Synonyms
  • Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski
  • Anisantha matritensis (L.) Nevski
  • Bromus matritensis L.

Bromus madritensis is a species of brome grass known by the common name compact brome. The specific epithet madritensis refers to Madrid, Spain. It has a diploid number of 28.

There are two subspecies:

  • Bromus madritensis subsp. madritensis: panicles less dense, stem and leaf sheath less hairy
  • Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens (syn. Bromus rubens) – foxtail brome, foxtail chess, red brome: dense panicles and slightly hairy stems
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