Bromus lithobius is a species of brome grass known by the common name Chilean brome in English. It is native to Chile and Argentina, but is introduced in Australia and New Zealand. It was described as Bromus lithobius by Carl Bernhard von Trinius in 1835.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chilean Brome being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bromus cebadilla
- Bromus carinatus
- Bromus sitchensis
- Bromus marginatus
- Bromus racemosus
- Bromus lanceolatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
- Species
- Bromus lithobius
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