Calflora Taxon Report
Bromus madritensis  L.
Foxtail chess, foxtail brome, Madrid brome, Spanish brome
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2022 Steve Matson
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2023 Stephen H Siemsen
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2015 Chris Jaster
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2019 Patrick Furtado
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2017 Ron Vanderhoff
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Dianne Lake, Kevin Hintsa, Mary Ann Hannon
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2015 Chris Jaster
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2015 Chris Jaster
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2021 David popp
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2022 David popp
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2016 Andrew Longman
Bromus madritensis is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Bromus
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAnisantha madritensis
PLANTSAnisantha matritensis
PLANTSBromus madritensis ssp. madritensis
PLANTSBromus matritensis
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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