PLANTS Profile for Bromus carinatus (California brome)

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Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.
California brome

Symbol:

BRCA5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

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Synonyms:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

BRCAC2	Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. var. californicus (Nutt. ex Buckley) Shear
BRCAC8	Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. var. carinatus	California brome
BRCAH	Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. var. hookerianus (Thurb.) Shear
BRLA19	Bromus laciniatus Beal
CECA11	Ceratochloa carinata (Hook. & Arn.) Tutin

Distribution:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CO, KS, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, ON, YT)

Related Taxa:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 72 species in Bromus

Classification:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

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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 carinatus Hook. & Arn. – California brome

U.S. Weed Information:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

California brome
mountain brome

This plant 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.

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.

Introduced Information:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

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 carinatus Hook. & Arn.

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 40481.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

AZ-Southwest Environmental Information Network

CA-Calflora

CA-California Native Plant Link Exchange

CA-Jepson Manual Treatment

FAO Ecocrop

Forestry Images

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Native Seed Network

UK-Plants For A Future

UT-Range Plants of Utah

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