Bromus racemosus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusBromus
Species:Bromus racemosus L.
Common NameSmooth Brome; Bald Brome
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; 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 N/A
StatusNot Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Bromus arvensis var. racemosus Bromus arvensis var. racemosus (L.) Neilr.
Bromus hordeaceus var. racemosus Bromus hordeaceus var. racemosus (L.) Fiori
Bromus mollis var. neglectus Bromus mollis var. neglectus (Parl.) Fiori
Bromus mollis var. racemosus Bromus mollis var. racemosus (L.) Fiori
Bromus neglectus Bromus neglectus (Parl.) Nyman
Bromus popovii Bromus popovii Drobow
Bromus squarrosus var. racemosus Bromus squarrosus var. racemosus (L.) Regel
Bromus tuzsonii Bromus tuzsonii Pènzes

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: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Kenton (KY), Lincoln (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Montgomery (KY), Morgan (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Pendleton (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Warren (KY), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2007

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100121944 Montgomery Kentucky 01 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
358
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31973000021113 Davidson Tennessee 13 Jun 1972 Gonsoulin, Gene
3103
KNK
Bromus racemosus
APSC0101514 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Bromus racemosus
APSC0097692 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
UCHT035960 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus racemosus
MEM000067 Shelby Tennessee 1965-6 Don Young
s.n.
MEM
Bromus racemosus
MEM005609 Marshall Kentucky 14 May 1970 Raymond Athey
889
MEM
Bromus racemosus
31234100121928 Montgomery Kentucky 31 May 1984 Julian Campbell
319
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121860 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
376
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121951 Muhlenberg Kentucky 01 Jun 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5680
EKY
Bromus racemosus
UCHT003070 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus racemosus
APSC0054686 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Bromus racemosus
APSC0097810 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
UOS07685 Franklin Tennessee 25 May 1965 R.F. Daves
UOS
Bromus racemosus
MEM012230 Anderson Kentucky 01 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9974
MEM
Bromus racemosus
31234100121886 Estill Kentucky 01 May 1968 Nancy Hill
EKY
Bromus racemosus
UCHT003072 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus racemosus
008689 Kenton Kentucky
BOON
Bromus racemosus
008691 Hamilton Tennessee
BOON
Bromus racemosus
31234100121969 Powell Kentucky 11 Jun 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
5047
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121936 Montgomery Kentucky 30 Jul 1984 Julian Campbell
790
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121910 McCracken Kentucky 06 Jun 1984 Raymond Athey
4908
EKY
Bromus racemosus
ETSU002974 Davidson Tennessee
ETSU
Bromus racemosus
TENN-V-0035646 Crittenden Kentucky
TENN
Bromus racemosus
APSC0034467 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Bromus racemosus
APSC0082988 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
31234100121837 Barren Kentucky 30 May 1993 Charles J. Lapham
59
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121852 Bath Kentucky 22 May 1984 Julian Campbell
240
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31973000021110 Pendleton Kentucky 25 Jun 2005 McKinney, Landon
9575
KNK
Bromus racemosus
UCHT003071 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus racemosus
APSC0076277 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
31234100121902 Madison Kentucky 28 May 1989 Ronald Jones
6111
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121845 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
400
EKY
Bromus racemosus
ETSU002973 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Bromus racemosus
ETSU002975 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Bromus racemosus
MDKY00004138 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Bromus racemosus
MDKY00004139 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Bromus racemosus
APSC0085813 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
31234100121977 Sevier Tennessee 18 Jun 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
303
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121894 Lincoln Kentucky 29 May 1991 Ronald L. Jones
7380
EKY
Bromus racemosus
31234100121878 Crittenden Kentucky 11 Jun 1974 Raymond Athey
2779
EKY
Bromus racemosus
UCHT003069 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus racemosus
APSC0072545 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
UCHT035927 Coffee Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus racemosus
UOS07666 Franklin Tennessee 05 Jun 2007 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Bromus racemosus
MEM013045 Garrard Kentucky 31 May 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9961
MEM
Bromus racemosus
MDKY00004140 Morgan Kentucky
MDKY
Bromus racemosus
MDKY00004141 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Bromus racemosus
APSC0041037 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
APSC0080312 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Bromus racemosus
UOS07684 Franklin Tennessee 25 May 1965 R.F. Daves
UOS
Bromus racemosus
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