Taxon:  Bromus catharticus Vahl var. catharticus



Summary
Genus:
Bromus
Subgenus:
Ceratochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Bromeae
Nomen number:
423745
Verified:
05/14/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Bromus catharticus Vahl (0 active accession[s])
Bromus catharticus Vahl var. elatus (É. Desv.) Planchuelo (0 active accession[s])
Bromus catharticus Vahl var. rupestris (Speg.) Planchuelo & P. M. Peterson (0 active accession[s])
Reference(s)
  1. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). Note: = Bromus catharticus
  3. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
  4. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
  7. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Bromus willdenowii Kunth
  8. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  9. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist Note: = Bromus catharticus
  10. Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  13. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  14. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:160.
  15. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Bromus unioloides Willd.
  16. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  17. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  18. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus catharticus
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English prairie grass 1 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English rescue grass 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English Schrader's bromegrass 1 Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
French brome de Schrader 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German Horntrespe 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Chinese bian sui que mai 扁穗雀麦 2 Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Italian bromo di Schrader 2 International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Portuguese bromo-de-Schrader 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish cebadilla 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish cebadilla australiana 2 Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
Spanish cebadilla criolla 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish triguillo 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish plattlosta 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaLara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMerida 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAntofagasta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileSantiago 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaOruro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPotosi 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNarino 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNorte de Santander 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.
2CultivatedNorthern America United States s.e.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil s.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Federal District, Lara, Merida]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Potosi], Colombia [Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Narino, Norte de Santander], Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Chaco, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Tucuman], Chile [Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Santiago], Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.)
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.e.)
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (s.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Haiti, Jamaica
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagefor winterAlderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Environmentalerosion control Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2023. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=423745. Accessed 25 September 2023.