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Bromus hordeaceus L.
soft brome

   
Symbol: BRHO2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
CAN    I
GL    I
SPM    I



   
Other common names:
  soft chess
Photograph of Bromus hordeaceus L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Russian Federation.
 
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Distribution by State:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

Distributional Map for Bromus hordeaceus L.
Distribution Map Legend

Bromus hordeaceus L. distribution:
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)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI

 

Related Taxa:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

341 genera in Poaceae, 71 species in Bromus
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
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

     
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.

SEEPPC Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (http://www.tneppc.org/TNEPPC2004PlantList-8x11.pdf, 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.
 

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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Bromus hordeaceus L.

Bromus mollis [=BRHOH]:
 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Bromus hordeaceus L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501070.

 

 

 

 
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