Bromus ramosus
Huds.
Poaceae
Avena nemoralis (Huds.) Salisb.
Bromopsis chitralensis (Melderis) Holub
Bromopsis fedtschenkoi (Tzvelev) Czerep.
Bromopsis ramosa (Huds.) Holub
Bromus altissimus Weber
Bromus asper Murray
Bromus chitralensis Melderis
Bromus giganteus Vill.
Bromus hirsutissimus Cirillo
Bromus hirsutus Curtis
Bromus montanus Retz.
Bromus montanus Scop.
Bromus nemoralis Huds.
Bromus nemorosus Vill.
Bromus pseudoasper Schur
Bromus serotinus Beneken
Bromus sylvaticus Vogler
Festuca aspera (Murray) Mérat
Festuca ramosa (Huds.) Guss.
Festuca wightiana Steud.
Forasaccus asper (Murray) Bubani
Schedonorus asper Murray
Schedonorus serotinus (Beneken) Rostr.
Zerna aspera (Murray) Gray
Zerna ramosa (Huds.) Lindm.
Common Name: Hairy Brome
General Information
Bromus ramosus is an erect, loosely clumping, perennial grass that can grow 60 - 150cm tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
,
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Eurasia - Norway to Spain, east through Turkey and the Caucasus to India and western China
Habitat
Hedges and woods[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
]. Thickets in forested areas, roadsides and grassy places; at elevations from 2,900 - 3,500 metres in the Himalayas[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils[
138- Title
- Growing from Seed. Volume 3.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bird. R. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Thompson and Morgan.
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
This species is closely related to Bromus benekenii, but they hybridize only very rarely[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used in Bach flower remedies - the keywords for prescribing it are 'Uncertainty', 'Despondency' and 'Dissatisfaction'[
209- Title
- Handbook of the Bach Flower Remedies
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chancellor. P. M.
- Publisher
- C. W. Daniel Co. Ltd.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 85207 002 0
- Description
- Details the 38 remedies plus how and where to prescribe them.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ and only just cover. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.
If seed is in short supply it can be surface sown in a cold frame in early spring. When large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant them out in early summer.
Division in spring. Large clumps can be planted out direct into their permanent positions whilst it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are ready to be planted out.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
