Bromus scoparius, the broom brome, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[2] It is native to the Mediterranean, Crimea, the Middle East, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Xinjiang in China, and on to the northwest Indian Subcontinent, and has been introduced to Chile, California, a few locales in the eastern US, and southeast China.[1] A somewhat weedy annual, it prefers to grow in grasslands.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Bromus |
| Species: | B. scoparius
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References
edit- ^ a b "Bromus scoparius L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses. Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. p. 389. ISBN 9781420003222.
- ^ Guarino, Riccardo; Ferrario, Benedetta; Mossa, Luigi (2005). "A stochastic model of seed dispersal pattern to assess seed predation by ants in annual dry grasslands". Plant Ecology. 178 (2): 225–235. Bibcode:2005PlEco.178..225G. doi:10.1007/s11258-004-3655-4. S2CID 10197850.