Bromopsis inermis
Tracheophyta
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Ecology
A rhizomatous perennial herb of rough grassy places, road verges and field margins, which is resistant to drought and persists on sandy, well-drained soils. Elsewhere it occurs as a casual. Lowland.
Status
Neophyte
Trends
B. inermis, which was first cultivated in Britain in 1794, was formerly sown as a fodder grass, but it is now introduced only as a seed contaminant. It has been known in the wild since 1890, and is spreading quickly in some areas on verges and waste ground.
World Distribution
B. inermis subsp. inermis is a Eurosiberian Temperate species; subsp. pumpelliana is native to N. America.
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Broad Habitats
Boundary and linear features (eg hedges, roadsides, walls)
Light (Ellenberg): 8
Moisture (Ellenberg): 4
Reaction (Ellenberg): 8
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 5
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.6
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 15.9
Annual Precipitation (mm): 757
Height (cm): 150
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Hemicryptophyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Rhizome far-creeping
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 263
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 0
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
Atlas Change Index: 1.71
JNCC Designations
NHMSYS0000456651