Bromus diandrus var. rigidus, Bromus maximus, Bromus villosus,
rigid brome, ripgut brome, ripgut grass, brome grass, great brome, stiff brome,
Hebrew: ברומית שעירה, Arabic: الشويعرة الصلبة
| Scientific name: | Bromus rigidus Roth | |
| Synonym name: | Anisantha diandra subsp. rigida (Roth) Tsvelev, Anisantha rigida (Roth) Hyl., Bromus diandrus subsp. rigidus (Roth) Laínz, Bromus diandrus var. rigidus (Roth) Sales, Bromus maximus Desf., Bromus villosus Forssk. | |
| Common name: | rigid brome, ripgut brome, ripgut grass, brome grass, great brome, stiff brome | |
| Hebrew name: | ברומית שעירה | |
| Arabic name: | الشويعرة الصلبة | |
| Family: | Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: | Annual; | |
| Spinescence: | absent | |
| Succulence: | Non-succulent | |
| Stems: | culms 40 to 70cm tall; pubescent stem | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, smooth margin, stipule absent; wide leaves with sparse hairs and very erect panicle branches (sheats and blades pilose_ | |
| Inflorescence: | The inflorescence is compact and stiff. Spikelets are often heavily pigmented with reddish to black colouring. The spikelet branches are shorter than the spikelets. | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite, green, 2 lodicules (=a small green or white scale below the ovary of a grass flower); membranous. Anthers 3; Ovary with a fleshy appendage above style insertion; pubescent on apex. | |
| Fruits / pods: | Caryopsis with adherent pericarp | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Bromus, from the Greek broma, "food", and bromos, "oat". rigidus, rigid. The Hebrew word:ברומית, bromit, from the foreign languages.
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