Bromus madritensis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1207

Bromus madritensis L.

Foxtail chess, foxtail brome, Madrid brome, Spanish brome

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Bromus madritensis, a monocot, is an annual grass that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Bromus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. madritensis ... ssp. rubens

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

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

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Anisantha madritensis
PLANTS:	Anisantha matritensis
PLANTS:	Bromus matritensis

More information about Bromus madritensis


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (BRMA3)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 21, 2019).