Field Brome
Bromus arvensis
Bromus arvensis, the field brome, is a brome grass native to Europe and Asia. The specific epithet arvensis is Latin, meaning "of cultivated land".
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bromus
Field Brome belongs to the family Poaceae, order Poales, within the Liliopsida class.
Species Profile
Bromus arvensis, the field brome, is a brome grass native to Europe and Asia. The specific epithet arvensis is Latin, meaning "of cultivated land".
Field Brome is declining primarily due to agricultural intensification and changes in farming practices that have eliminated its traditional arable weed habitat. The species has suffered from improved seed cleaning techniques, herbicide use, and the shift away from traditional crop rotation systems that once provided suitable disturbed ground conditions.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Bromus arvensis grows along roadsides, in disturbed areas, and in fields. It is native to southern and central Europe, but is now naturalized as a weed throughout temperate regions including North America and Asia. The grass is a soil improver and is useful for erosion control.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Field Brome is declining primarily due to agricultural intensification and changes in farming practices that have eliminated its traditional arable weed habitat. The species has suffered from improved seed cleaning techniques, herbicide use, and the shift away from traditional crop rotation systems that once provided suitable disturbed ground conditions.
Agricultural intensification and herbicide use
Improved seed cleaning reducing dispersal
Loss of traditional farming practices
Competition from other weedy species
Habitat fragmentation of arable landscapes
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Field Brome (Bromus arvensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/field-brome