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Bromus alopecuros is a species of brome grass known by the common name weedy brome.

Bromus alopecuros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Bromus
Species:	B. alopecuros
Binomial name
Bromus alopecuros Poir.

It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and it is known in other places, including Australia, South Africa, and California, as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is an annual grass producing stems up to 83 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a dense packet of spikelets with tangling, curved awns.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Photo gallery

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