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Organism (ORGA)
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last updated: 14 Feb 2025
Organism information
Brachypodium distachyon
Kingdom Viridiplantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Subfamily Pooideae
Genus Brachypodium
Species Brachypodium distachyon
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  • Bromus distachyos
  • Purple false brome
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  • Stiff brome
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  • Annual false brome
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Wild
Characteristics related to biosafety
The native range of this species is from Macaronesia (Azores Islands, Madeira Islands, Canary Islands and Capo Verde) to India.
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The grass grows primarily in temperate biomes and occurs naturally in oligotrophic (low nutrient) habitats. The species is adaptable to various abiotic stresses (cold, salinity, drought and nutrient deficiency).
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The native range of this species is from Macaronesia to India. However, it has been introduced into Japan.
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  • Research
Additional Information
Brachypodium distachyon is a model annual grass species, used for genetics and development biology research, particularly due to its phylogenetic proximity to cereal crops and bioenergy feedstocks. A broad and diverse set of germplasm, microarrays, robust protocols for transformation and a set of T-DNA insertion lines have been developed. 

The genome is predicted to be 272 Mb in size with approximately 25,000 genes. The grass is self-pollinated with little outcrossing during greenhouse surveys.
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