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Bromus hordeaceus subsp thominei

Soft Brome / Lesser Soft Brome
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. thominei
Family: Poaceae

First Irish record for this subspecies.
Identification confirmed by Dr. Tom Cope, Kew Gardens.

Winter annual. Small procumbent or ascending plant with slender stems to 10cm. Compact inflorescence to 3cm with few spikelets. Lemmas glabrous or pubescent. Subequal glumes.

Coastal dunes, grassy coastal cliff-tops.

Similar: Bromus hordeaceus


Bromus hordeaceus ssp thominei       Bromus hordeaceus subsp thominei


Bromus hordeaceus ssp. thominei       Bromus hordeaceus subsp thominei


Bromus hordeaceus ssp thominei
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. thominei. Inchidoney beach, Co.Cork. July 2008

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