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| USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. |
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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Bromus rigidus is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind, Cleistogomy (self-pollinating without flowers ever opening). The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Anisantha rigidus. (Roth.)Hyl. B. diandrus. Roth.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Seed
Edible Uses:
Seed[161, 177]. Used as a piñole, or dried then ground into a powder and mixed with water to make a gruel[257]. The seed is small and would be rather fiddly to use[K].
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Succeeds in ordinary well-drained garden soil in a sunny position[138, 200]. The plant has cleistogamous flowers, these flowers do not open but produce seed by means of self-fertilization.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ and only just cover. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Israel, Syria, Turkey EUROPE: Hungary, Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria (north), Libya (north), Morocco, Tunisia
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
Roth.
Botanical References
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