Bromus nottowayanus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Bromus
Species:	Bromus nottowayanus Fernald
Common Name	Nottoway Valley Brome
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; TN[S2S3] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Franklin (KY), Hardin (KY), Hart (KY), Kenton (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Benton (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Grundy (TN), Hawkins (TN), Humphreys (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Scott (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, KNK, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	14 Jul 1985	Ross C. Clark 21059	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	14 Jul 1985	R.C. Clark 21059	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
31234100121050	Estill	Kentucky	10 Jun 1987	Richard G. Guetig 208	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
31973000021095	Kenton	Kentucky	10 Aug 1995	Naczi, Robert 4911	KNK Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035095	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035093	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035094	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035087	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035089	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035098	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0055890	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0068831	Oldham	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
31234100195377	Franklin	Kentucky	05 Jun 1981	Steven Rice	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	31 Jul 1988	Ross C. Clark 21712	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
31234100121043	Crittenden	Kentucky	13 May 1980	Richard H. Hannan 3695	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
31234100185378	Crittenden	Kentucky	11 Jun 1974	Raymond Athey 2784	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035092	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0055889	Benton	Tennessee			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU033671	Carter	Tennessee	16 Jun 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	08 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU032308	Monroe	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU026431	Unicoi	Tennessee	08 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy 19596	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
31973000021096	Rockcastle	Kentucky	15 Jun 1997	Fleming, Chris AF-105	KNK Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035091	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0034330	Franklin	Kentucky	01 Jun 2006	Dwayne Estes	APSC Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0034329	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU032205	Washington	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU026322	Hawkins	Tennessee	25 Jun 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19487	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU026316	Hawkins	Tennessee	25 Jun 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19481	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	25 Jun 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	31 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035090	Humphreys	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0113676	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU006705	Johnson	Tennessee	01 Sep 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	21 May 2018	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	10 Aug 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU002939	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	20 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0068832	Oldham	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0072541	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU032210	Washington	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU002940	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	18 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	01 Sep 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
ETSU006258	Carter	Tennessee	11 May 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0068916	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	25 Jun 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
31234100121035	Caldwell	Kentucky	07 Jul 1992	Landon E. McKinney 5114	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	31 Jul 1988	Ross c. Clark 21712	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	10 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	14 Jul 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035086	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035096	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035085	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0117731	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0097658	Oldham	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus
31234100775988	Powell	Kentucky	14 Jul 1985	Ross C. Clark 21059	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
31234100773959	Powell	Kentucky	31 Jul 1988	Ross C. Clark 21712	EKY Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035088	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
TENN-V-0035097	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Bromus nottowayanus
APSC0068830	Oldham	Kentucky			APSC Bromus nottowayanus

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