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Bromus
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Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses, or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
Bromus is a large genus of grasses commonly called bromes or cheat grasses, containing approximately 160–170 recognized species that vary widely in their characteristics and distribution. These grasses matter because they are widespread plants that play important roles in various ecosystems and have significance for agriculture and land management.
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Bromus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
雀麦属（学名：Bromus）是禾本科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生草本植物。该属共有约百余种，广布于温带地区。
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Research
710 papers- Symbiosis Between Epichloë Fungi and Bromus Grasses: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions.ReviewJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Luna-Fontalvo JA, Balocchi O, Martínez O et al.DOI: 10.3390/jof11110807
- Impacts and Drivers of Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis Leyss.) Invasion in Native Ecosystems.ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Palit R, DeKeyser ESDOI: 10.3390/plants11101340
- A phylogenetic analysis of Bromus (Poaceae: Pooideae: Bromeae) based on nuclear ribosomal and plastid data, with a focus on Bromus sect. Bromus.PeerJ · 2022Nasiri A, Kazempour-Osaloo S, Hamzehee B et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13884
- First report of glyphosate-resistant downy brome (Bromus tectorum L.) in Canada.Scientific reports · 2022Geddes CM, Pittman MMDOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21942-6
- The genome sequence of barren brome, Bromus sterilis L. (Poaceae).Wellcome open research · 2024Christenhusz MJM, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab, Plant Genome Sizing collective et al.DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22994.2
- The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Bromus catharticus Vahl. (Poaceae).Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources · 2021Feng LY, Shi C, Gao LZDOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1970646
- Exposure of Bromus hordeaceus to fossil- and plant-based micro- and nanoplastics: Impacts and plant-plastic interactions vary depending on polymer type and growth phase.Chemosphere · 2024Alonso-Crespo IM, Mateos-Cárdenas ADOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143715
- Biotic filtering of endophytic fungal communities in Bromus tectorum.Oecologia · 2019Ricks KD, Koide RTDOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04388-y
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Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses, or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
Bromus is part of the cool-season grass lineage (subfamily Pooideae), which includes about 3300 species. Within Pooideae, Bromus is classified in tribe Bromeae (it is the only genus in the tribe). Bromus is closely related to the wheat-grass lineage (tribe Triticeae) that includes such economically important genera as Triticum (wheat), Hordeum (barley) and Secale (rye).