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Brachypodium sylvaticum

False Brome, False Brome
Other regional names: Slender False Brome
  • Slender False Brome
Also known as: Agropyron sylvaticum (Huds.) Chevall. +19 more
  • Agropyron sylvaticum (Huds.) Chevall.
  • Brachypodium barbinode Opiz, 1838
  • Brachypodium glaucovirens (Murb.) T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.
  • Brachypodium glaucovirens Murb.
  • Brachypodium glaucovirens subsp. intermedium Degen
  • Brachypodium gracile f. pubescens Peterm.
  • Brachypodium gracile subsp. pubescens Peterm.
  • Brachypodium laxum Opiz, 1836
  • Brachypodium miserum subsp. miserrimum Honda
  • Brachypodium pinnatum subsp. glaucovirens St.-Yves
  • Brachypodium pinnatum subsp. sylvaticum (Huds.) St.-Yves
  • Brachypodium pinnatum var. sylvaticum (Huds.) Knoche
  • Brachypodium pinnatum var. sylvaticum (Huds.) St.-Yves
  • Brachypodium scaberrimum Wight & Arn. ex Hook.f.
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum f. majus Lange
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. asperum Hack.
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. balcanicum Kit.
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. breviglume Keng f.
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. formosanum (Hayata) Ohwi
  • Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. glaberrimum Kuntze
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Brachypodium sylvaticum (commonly known as False Brome) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Madeira, Maluku, Manchuria, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Michigan, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Ontario, Oregon, Uruguay, Virginia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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