PLANTS Profile for Bromus diandrus ssp. rigidus (ripgut brome)

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PLANTS Profile

Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz
ripgut brome

Symbol:

BRDIR

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

Bromus rigidus

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Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

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Synonyms:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

ANRI4	Anisantha rigida (Roth) Hyl.
BRDIR2	Bromus diandrus Roth var. rigidus (Roth) Sales
BRMA6	Bromus maximus Desf., non Gilib.
BRRI8	Bromus rigidus Roth	ripgut brome
BRVI9	Bromus villosus Forssk., non Scop.

Distribution:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IL, LA, MA, MD, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 71 species in Bromus, 2 subspecies in Bromus diandrus Roth

Classification:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Bromus L. – brome
Species	Bromus diandrus Roth – ripgut brome
Subspecies	Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz – ripgut brome

U.S. Weed Information:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

Bromus diandrus
ripgut brome
Bromus rigidus
ripgut brome

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

Cal-IPC		California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Bromus diandrus Roth ssp. rigidus (Roth) Lainz

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 12:07 PM MDT