Flora of Ashdown Forest - Botanical Society of the British Isles

217Bromus lepidus. Slender soft~brome.Tetrad 42J (Hall 1980).Not refound. This is a critical taxon and it is unclear if it is simply under-recorded in Britain today or has declined(Rich & Woodruff 1996); David Coombe remembers seeing it regularly in Britain in the 19505 but has not seen it formany years (pers. comm. 1996). Of unknown origin, but established in north-west and north-central Europe,Bromopsis ramosa (Bromus ramosusj. Hairy-brome.Frequent on the Forest (Hall 19801.Restricted to the older bits of ancient woodland, hedges and tracks around the Forest.The skeletons of the previous year's plants persist through the winter and are easilyrecorded at all times of year.3 Common and widespread in the Weald and in Britain. In Europe mainly in the west,south and centre. In Asia and Africa.4 5Bromopsis erecta (Bromus erectus). Upright brome.Quite frequent on verges around King's Standing (473.302), pH 6.7, and also opposite OldLodge car park on verge (470.306), 1987, PW and still present; verge near Radio Station(474.2871, 1994, PW; frequent on verge east of Pound gate car park (483.285), 1993, Florameeting.3 -++-----"'-'-+- A species more usually found on chalk grassland and occasionally on calcareous claysin Sussex, and rather unexpected on Ashdown Forest! Widespread in lowland England andWales where it reaches its northern limit in Europe. South, west and central Europe, Asia4 5and North Africa.Anisantha sterilis (Bromus sterilis). Barren brome.Four tetrads on the Forest (Hall 1980).Occasional on verges and as a garden weed in the villages.Very common in Sussex except on the Wadhurst Clay. Increasing in England (Rich &Woodruff 1996). Widespread in Britain, and mainly in west and central Europe and SouthwestAsia.4 5*Ceratochloa carinata. California brome.East of Fairwarp (47.26),1994, Flora meeting (RC, PW and MM!.Rare or absent in Sussex but increasing in England (Rich & Woodruff 1996). Native inNorth America.3 -++__------'-+__4 5Brachypodium sylvaticum. False brome.Clearly restricted to the edges of the Forest, where it occurs on banks and in sunken lanesand in woodlands.Widespread in the Weald and in 90% of the tetrads in Sussex (Hall 1980), a classicplant of coppiced woodlands. Widespread in Britain, Europe, temperate Asia and north-west3 --+-IL.Africa.4 5