Distribution and Habitat
The interrupted brome is endemic to south-central and southeastern England and was formerly found from southern Lincolnshire south to eastern Kent and northern Somerset. It was last seen in the wild in Cambridgeshire in 1972 and is currently classified as extinct in the wild. Its demise is thought to have been due to improved seed cleaning methods, which effectively eradicated the species as a weed of crops. Since that time the plant has persisted in cultivation in the United Kingdom. It has also been introduced to the Netherlands, where it is now established.
The plant was found primarily in waste places and as a weed in arable crops, particularly sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), rye grass (Lolium perenne) and clover (Trifolium sp.). It was also found on the sides of roads and tracks.
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