Downy Bromegrass (Noun)
Meaning
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Downy brome or downy bromegrass is an invasive winter annual grass that interferes with native plant communities in diverse ecosystems.
- Downy bromegrass was found to dominate large areas in relatively dry and previously undisturbed Mediterranean regions.
- Research was conducted on the suppression of downy bromegrass, focusing on possible revegetation methods after the weed has been eradicated in affected areas.
- On dry Mediterranean hillsides downy bromegrass changes community composition by replacing native plants during and immediately after invasions.
- Downy bromegrass growth and seed displacement often go undetected due to the proximity of seed heads which lies close to the plant.