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List of taxa for Bromus

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Scientific Name (click link for Plant details)	Common Name	Herbarium Specimen Search (Click link to view specimen details, if available)
Bromus arvensis	Field Brome	View Specimen Details
Bromus catharticus	Rescue Grass	View Specimen Details
Bromus commutatus	Meadow Brome; Hairy Chess	View Specimen Details
Bromus erectus	Upright Brome; Short Branched Brome
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Brome; Soft Chess; Lop Grass	View Specimen Details
Bromus inermis	Smooth Brome; Hungarian Brome	View Specimen Details
Bromus japonicus	Japanese Brome; Japanese Chess	View Specimen Details
Bromus nottowayanus	Nottoway Valley Brome; Satin Brome; Virginia Brome	View Specimen Details
Bromus pubescens	Hairy Woodland Brome; Wood Chess	View Specimen Details
Bromus racemosus	Smooth Brome	View Specimen Details
Bromus secalinus	Chess; Cheat; Rye Brome	View Specimen Details
Bromus sterilis	Poverty Brome; Barren Brome	View Specimen Details
Bromus tectorum	Downy Chess; Downy Brome; Downy Cheat	View Specimen Details

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/9/2025

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.