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Bromus interruptus
Scientific Name: Bromus interruptus
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Interrupted Brome (Bromus interruptus)
Bromus interruptus, commonly known as interrupted brome, is a species of grass in the true grass family (Poaceae).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bromus interruptus (Hack.) Druce
- Common Name: Interrupted Brome
- Family: Poaceae (true grass family)
- Tribus: Bromeae
- Genus: Bromus
- Subgenus: B. subg. Bromus
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Bromus interruptus is endemic to southern and central England.
- It was historically found in farmland.
- First collected in 1849 at Odsey (Cambridgeshire or Hertfordshire).
- Last seen in 1972, beside a farm track at Pampisford.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Described as a weedy grass of farmland.
Genetic Information
- The species almost certainly arose in the 19th century as a new species through a major and sudden genetic event.
- Chloroplast partial matK gene and rpoC1 gene sequences are available.
Ecological Role
- Characterized as a "weedy grass", suggesting it can be invasive in certain farmland settings.
Further Information
- Learn more on ARKive (website no longer active, but may have archived information).
- Information is available from the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society).
- GrassBase: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp01638.htm
- Euro+Med Plantbase: Valds, B. & Scholz, H. with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Poaceae (pro parte majore).
- Discover Life: Page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Bromus interruptus.