Bromus bromoideus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Liliopsida
Subclassis: Commelinidae
Ordo: Poales
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Bromeae
Genus: Bromus
Subgenus: B. subg. Bromus
Species: Bromus bromoideus

Name

Bromus bromoideus (Lej.) Crép.

References

* Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 6:399. 1867
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Ardenser Trespe
English: Brome of the Ardennes
Français: Brome des Ardennes
Nederlands: Ardense dravik

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Bromus bromoideus (Brome of the Ardennes) is a species of grass in the genus Bromus.

It was found in the calcareous meadows of the provinces of Liege and Luxembourg in Belgium, notably around the towns of Rochefort, Beauraing and Comblain-au-Pont, where it was first discovered in 1821. It was thought to be extinct since the 1930s until preserved seeds were rediscovered in collections of the Belgian National Botanic Garden by English botanist David Aplin and as a result of the publicity, seeds in other locations came to light in 2005.[1][2]

In 2009 the National Botanic Garden of Belgium announced that some hundred thousand seeds have been germinated.[3]

References

1. ^ a b "EU project ‘Ensconet’ ensconces a once-lost Belgian grass". European research Headlines (European Commission). 2005-11-07. http://ec.europa.eu/research/headlines/news/article_05_11_07_en.html. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
2. ^ "‘Kiss of Life’ saves extinct grass: Belgian endemic back for birthday celebrations". innovations report. 2005-10-18.
3. ^ Uitgestorven plant herleeft na zeventig jaar (Dutch).

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