Great Brome

Great Brome

Great Brome

Bromus diandrus

Annual. Grows vigorously during spring, quickly goes to seed and dies off in early summer. Invades disturbed native vegetation and croplands very quickly and can become a dense infestation. Each plant can produce more than 3000 seeds.

Details Description
Type
Graminoid
Group
Grass
Identifying Characteristics

Tufted grass to 90 cm tall. Leaves finely pointed, flat and rough, 10-25 cm long and 4-8 mm wide. Flower heads up to 25 cm long and nodding. Flowers September-November.
Distinctive Features

Leaves are rough, dull and often have visible purple stripes along the leaf veins. Flower heads are very rough to touch with clusters of flower spikes very long, up to 10 cm.
Life Form Group
Graminoid
Life Form Codes
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid (MTG)
EVC types
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Introduced
Weed Status Invasiveness
High INVASIVE
Weed Status Impact
Low IMPACT
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bromus
Species
diandrus
Great Brome
Native to Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq. Widely distributed across southern Australia.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.