*Bromus sterilis Linnaeus. Common name: Barren Brome, Poverty Brome, Cheatgrass. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of s. Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Pavlick (1995), Sales (1993), Sales (1994), Tucker (1996). Basionym: Bromus sterilis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Bromus sterilis - FNA24
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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