Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Bromus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Bromus hordeaceus
(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-009:
Bromus mollis FAMILY Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Soft Chess, Lopgrass, Soft Brome
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_brmo2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Bromus hordeaceus
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-009:
Bromus mollis
FAMILY
Poaceae
3804
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in SC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain reddish
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