PLANTS Profile for Bromus rubens (red brome)

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Bromus rubens L.
red brome

Symbol:

BRRU2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

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Bromus rubens L.

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Synonyms:
Bromus rubens L.

	ANRU4	Anisantha rubens (L.) Nevski
	BRMAR	Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Duvin
	BRMAR2	Bromus matritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Duvin, orth. var.

Distribution:
Bromus rubens L.


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USA (AZ, CA, HI, ID, MA, MD, MT, NM, NV, NY, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA)

Related Taxa:
Bromus rubens L.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 71 species in Bromus

Classification:
Bromus rubens 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 rubens L. – red brome

U.S. Weed Information:
Bromus rubens L.

foxtail brome
red 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.

Cal-IPC

California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.

Introduced Information:
Bromus rubens 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.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Bromus rubens L.

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