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Taxon: Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

Genus: Bromus subgenus: Ceratochloa
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Pooideae tribe: Bromeae.
Nomen number: 7783
Place of publication: Bot. Beechey Voy. 403. 1840
Name verified on: 16-Sep-2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 16-Sep-2010
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 24 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • California brome   (Source: F NAmer ) – English   [Bromus carinatus var. carinatus]
  • mountain brome   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English   [Bromus carinatus var. marginatus]
  • sweet brome   (Source: S. Hurst, p.c.) – English
  • western bromegrass   (Source: Websters Dict [as Bromus marginatus]) – English   [Bromus carinatus var. marginatus]
  • xian ji que mai   (Source: F ChinaEng ) – Transcribed Chinese
  • brome marginé   (Source: Dict Rehm [as Bromus marginatus]) – French   [Bromus carinatus var. marginatus]
  • bromo montano   (Source: Mult Glossary Crops ) – Italian   [Bromus carinatus var. marginatus]
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Western Canada: Canada - Alberta [s.], British Columbia, Saskatchewan [s.]
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Nebraska [w.], North Dakota [s.w.], South Dakota [w.]
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico, Texas [w.]
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas
    Southern Mexico: Mexico - Chiapas, Federal District, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Mesoamerica: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala

      Naturalized: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
      Cultivated: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California

References:

  • Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed.
  • Barkworth, M. E. et al. 2006. Geography and morphology of the Bromus carinatus (Poaceae: Bromeae) complex. Madroño 53:233–243.
  • Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora.
  • Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  • Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  • Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003–. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica.
  • Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6.
  • Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango.
  • Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.
  • Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  • Hurst, S. 1994. pers. comm. [re. common names].
  • Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
  • McVaugh, R. 1983–. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  • Pavlick, L. 1995. Bromus L. of North America.
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  • Soderstrom, T. R. & J. H. Beaman. 1968. The genus Bromus (Gramineae) in Mexico and Central America. Publ. Mus. Michigan State Univ., Biol. Ser. 3:481.
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
  • Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).
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Images:

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  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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