Topic
Bromus interruptus
About: Bromus interruptus is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4 publications have been published within this topic receiving 12 citations. The topic is also known as: Interrupted brome.
Papers
1 Jan 2002
TL;DR: Bromus interruptus, Interrupted Brome, is a grass endemic to England but which is extinct in the wild and should be looked for on disturbed edges of arable and hay fields and roadsides in its original localities and elsewhere in May–July onwards.
Abstract: Bromus interruptus, Interrupted Brome, is a grass endemic to England but which is extinct in the wild. The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of its records and ecology in the hope that it can be refound. It is related to B. hordeaceus, but differs in its contracted inflorescence (which makes it easy to pick out in the field), longer glumes and bifid paleas. The 169 historical records traced show it has been recorded in at least 106 sites in 73 hectads in v.cc. 6–9, 11–29, 32–34, 37, 53 and 63. It was last seen in Cambridgeshire in 1972. It is an annual in cultivation which produces abundant seed. It has mainly been recorded from fields, especially those sown with sainfoin, but also in a range of other situations. It was abundant and persistent in at least some of its localities. Plants should be looked for on disturbed edges of arable and hay fields and roadsides in its original localities and elsewhere in May–July onwards.
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TL;DR: A brief account of the initiatives undertaken to bring about the re-introduction of the extinct in the wild British endemic grass Bromus interruptus is given in this article, where the authors highlight the pivotal role of key individuals in the success and often failure of iconic species projects and the necessity for the provision of resourcing for monitoring over longer timescales.
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