THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
a soft-brome
Species Details
Soft-brome is a common native annual of grasslands waysides and rough ground mostly on fertile neutral soils. It is also introduced into sown fields as a contaminant of grass-seed mixes. It occurs throughout our area except for the high moors of the Dark and South West Peak. (Use map for B. hordeaceus s.l. here)