Bromus sterilis L.
(Barren Brome)

Interactions where Bromus sterilis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season	Summary
(live)		live may have female micropter			Rhipidothrips brunneus	a thrips	Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae	Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Rhipidothrips brunneus/	Rhipidothrips brunneus	a thrips				female micropter	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live					(6-7)	female micropter may be found on live
inflorescence (live)		live inflorescence is spotted by linear, long covered by epidermis telium			Puccinia striiformis var striiformis	a rust fungus	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis/	Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis	a rust fungus		linear, long covered by epidermis		telium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	inflorescence					linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live inflorescence
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium			Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis/	Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust		amphigenous		uredium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	leaf					amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal telium			Puccinia recondita	Brown Rust, Brown Rust Of Wheat	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia recondita/	Puccinia recondita	brown rust, brown rust of wheat		hypophyllous, subepidermal		telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	leaf					hypophyllous, subepidermal telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by mostly epiphyllous, scattered uredium			Puccinia recondita	Brown Rust, Brown Rust Of Wheat	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia recondita/	Puccinia recondita	brown rust, brown rust of wheat		mostly epiphyllous, scattered		uredium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	leaf					mostly epiphyllous, scattered uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by linear, mainly epiphyllous uredium			Puccinia striiformis var striiformis	a rust fungus	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis/	Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis	a rust fungus		linear, mainly epiphyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	leaf					linear, mainly epiphyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by linear, long covered by epidermis telium			Puccinia striiformis var striiformis	a rust fungus	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis/	Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis	a rust fungus		linear, long covered by epidermis		telium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	leaf					linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live leaf
sheath (live)		live sheath is parasitised by linear telium			Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis/	Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust		linear		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	sheath					linear telium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live)		live sheath is parasitised by uredium			Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis/	Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust				uredium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	sheath					uredium parasitises live sheath
sheath (live)		live sheath is parasitised by linear telium			Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis/	Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust		linear		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	sheath					linear telium parasitises live sheath
spikelet (live)		live spikelet is parasitised by sorus			Ustilago bullata	a grass smut	Ustilaginales: Ustilaginaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Ustilaginales/Ustilaginaceae/Ustilago bullata/	Ustilago bullata	a grass smut				sorus	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	spikelet					sorus parasitises live spikelet
stem (live)		live stem is parasitised by uredium			Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis/	Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust				uredium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	stem					uredium parasitises live stem
stem (live)		live stem is parasitised by linear telium			Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland., Batts, C.C.V., 1951 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis/	Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. secalis	a black stem rust		linear		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	stem					linear telium parasitises live stem
stem (live)		live stem is spotted by linear, long covered by epidermis telium			Puccinia striiformis var striiformis	a rust fungus	Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis/	Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis	a rust fungus		linear, long covered by epidermis		telium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus sterilis/	Bromus sterilis	barren brome		live	stem					linear, long covered by epidermis telium causes spots on live stem

Author & Year	Title	Source
Batts, C.C.V., 1951	Physiologic specialization of Puccinia graminis Pers. in south-east Scotland.	TBMS Vol 34 (4): 533-538.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976	Thysanoptera	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bromus
(a genus of bromes)

POACEAE
(grasses, couch)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome)
Genus	Bromus (a genus of bromes)
Tribe	Bromeae (bromes)
Subfamily	POOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
Family	POACEAE (grasses, couch)
Order	POALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Gateley, P		Anisantha sterilis: Barren Brome

Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Bromus
(a genus of bromes)

POACEAE
(grasses, couch)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bromus sterilis (Barren Brome):

Bromus
(a genus of bromes)

POACEAE
(grasses, couch)

POALES
(grasses, sedges & rushes)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

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