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Bromus hordeaceus L.
soft brome

       
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Photo of Bromus hordeaceus L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Russian Federation. Usage Requirements.
 
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Bromus hordeaceus L.

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Distribution:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 71 species in Bromus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. divaricatus (Bonnier & Layens) Kerguélen. . Image Available.
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. divaricatus
soft brome
Distribution of Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. ferronii (Mabille) P.M. Sm.. .
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. ferronii
Distribution of Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. hordeaceus. . Image Available.
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
soft brome
Distribution of Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. pseudothominii (P.M. Sm.) H. Scholz. .
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. pseudothominii
soft brome
Distribution of Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. thominei (Hardham ex Nyman) Braun-Blanq.. .
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. thominei
soft brome
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

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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 hordeaceus L. – soft brome
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

soft brome
soft chess
Bromus mollis [=BRHOH]
soft brome
soft cheat
soft chess

This plant and 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.

SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
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 hordeaceus L.

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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

Bromus mollis [=BRHOH]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU- UPL UPL UPL UPL UPL UPL UPL UPL UPL FACU- NI NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501070.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

UC Davis: Pest Management Guidelines (with images)

 
 
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