Bromus secalinus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusBromus
Species:Bromus secalinus L.
Common NameCheat; Common Chess; Rye Brome
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; 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 N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] 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
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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Avena secalina Avena secalina (L.) Salisb.
Bromus billotii Bromus billotii F.W. Schultz
Bromus mollis var. secalinus Bromus mollis var. secalinus (L.) Huds.
Bromus secalinus subsp. billotii Bromus secalinus subsp. billotii (F.W. Schultz) Asch. & Graebn.
Bromus secalinus var. hirsutus Bromus secalinus var. hirsutus Kindb.
Bromus secalinus var. hirtus Bromus secalinus var. hirtus (F.W. Schultz) Hegi
Bromus submuticus Bromus submuticus Steud.

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: Clark (KY), Estill (KY), Lyon (KY), Menifee (KY), Pendleton (KY), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Gibson (TN), Grundy (TN), Hardin (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Washington (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1984

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100122298 Carroll Tennessee 04 May 1972 Betty Toler Allman
505		 EKY
Bromus secalinus
ETSU002976 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035191 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035210 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035213 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
HTTU011794 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Bromus secalinus
UCHT035928 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Bromus secalinus
31973000021119 Pendleton Kentucky 14 Jun 1983 Buddell, George
2146		 KNK
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035197 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035204 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035199 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035192 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035194 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
APSC0034404 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035209 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035207 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035201 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035216 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035203 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
APSC0034460 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Bromus secalinus
APSC0093591 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Bromus secalinus
31973000021118 Estill Kentucky 22 Jun 1984 Thieret, John
55215		 KNK
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035208 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035217 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035193 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035212 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035205 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035215 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035196 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
APSC0034474 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Bromus secalinus
31234100122306 Carroll Tennessee 09 Jun 1972 Betty Toler Allman
549		 EKY
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0150784 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035214 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035206 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
31234100122256 Clark Kentucky 27 May 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
418		 EKY
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035200 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
008695 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Bromus secalinus
008696 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Bromus secalinus
APSC0034477 Montgomery Tennessee 19 Jun 1972
APSC
Bromus secalinus
MDKY00004142 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035211 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035195 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035198 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
TENN-V-0035202 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Bromus secalinus
HTTU011793 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Bromus secalinus
MEM000069 Shelby Tennessee 14 Jul 1960 M.D. Hassell
s.n.		 MEM
Bromus secalinus
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