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Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson) P.Beauv.

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Brachypodium sylvaticum

Description: A very common plant of woods, shady hedgerows and glens. This plant is a tall grass (to about three feet high) with drooping narrow spikes of flowers, and dark green, broad, flat and drooping leaves.

All names: Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson) P.Beauv.

Distribution Map from NBN: Brachypodium sylvaticum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Brachypodium sylvaticum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Brachypodium sylvaticum. (Hudson) P.Beauv.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2592. Accessed on 2026-11-02.