Bromus madritensis
| Bromus madritensis | |
|---|---|
| Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Bromus |
| Species: | B. madritensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bromus madritensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bromus madritensis is a species of brome grass known by the common name compact brome. The specific epithet madritensis refers to Madrid, Spain. It has a diploid number of 28.
There are two subspecies:
- Bromus madritensis subsp. madritensis: panicles less dense, stem and leaf sheath less hairy
- Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens (syn. Bromus rubens) – foxtail brome, foxtail chess, red brome: dense panicles and slightly hairy stems