Bromus catharticus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Bromus
Species:	Bromus catharticus
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
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Status
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Bromus catharticus Vahl var. catharticus

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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

Synonym	Full Citation
Bromus angustatus	Bromus angustatus Pilg.
Bromus bolivianus	Bromus bolivianus Hack. ex Buchtien
Bromus brevis	Bromus brevis Nees Ex Steud.
Bromus brongniartii	Bromus brongniartii Kunth
Bromus haenkeanus	Bromus haenkeanus (J. Presl) Kunth
Bromus matthewsii	Bromus matthewsii Steud.
Bromus mucronatus	Bromus mucronatus Willd. ex Steud.
Bromus preslii	Bromus preslii Kunth
Bromus schraderi	Bromus schraderi Kunth
Bromus strictus	Bromus strictus Brongn.
Bromus unioloides	Bromus unioloides Kunth
Bromus unioloides f. chasmogama	Bromus unioloides f. chasmogama Hack.
Bromus unioloides f. cleistogama	Bromus unioloides f. cleistogama Hack.
Bromus unioloides f. pseudoparviflorus	Bromus unioloides f. pseudoparviflorus Koos
Bromus unioloides f. pubiculmis	Bromus unioloides f. pubiculmis (Domin) Kloos
Bromus unioloides var. glaucescens	Bromus unioloides var. glaucescens Nees
Bromus unioloides var. haenkeanus	Bromus unioloides var. haenkeanus (J. Presl) Shear
Bromus unioloides var. sanjuaninus	Bromus unioloides var. sanjuaninus Hieron.
Bromus willdenowii	Bromus willdenowii Kunth
Bromus willdenowii var. haenkeanus	Bromus willdenowii var. haenkeanus (J. Presl) Shear
Bromus willdenowii var. willdenowii	Bromus willdenowii var. willdenowii Kunth
Ceratochloa breviaristata	Ceratochloa breviaristata Hook.
Ceratochloa cathartica	Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter
Ceratochloa festucoides	Ceratochloa festucoides P. Beauv.
Ceratochloa haenkeana	Ceratochloa haenkeana J. Presl
Ceratochloa haenkeana var. patens	Ceratochloa haenkeana var. patens Nees
Ceratochloa haenkeana var. subspicata	Ceratochloa haenkeana var. subspicata Nees
Ceratochloa pendula	Ceratochloa pendula Schrad.
Ceratochloa secunda	Ceratochloa secunda J. Presl
Ceratochloa simplex	Ceratochloa simplex Nees
Ceratochloa submutica	Ceratochloa submutica Steud.
Ceratochloa unioloides	Ceratochloa unioloides (Willd.) Beauv.
Ceratochloa willdenowii	Ceratochloa willdenowii (Kunth) W.A. Weber
Festuca unioloides	Festuca unioloides Willd.
Schedonorus unioloides	Schedonorus unioloides (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Zerna unioloides	Zerna unioloides (Kunth) Lindm.

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: Clinton (KY), Bradley (TN), Claiborne (TN), DeKalb (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0034908	Bradley	Tennessee	09 Mar 2003	H. R. De Selm	TENN Bromus catharticus
31234100120235	Clinton	Kentucky		Mark A. Gorton 98-323	EKY Bromus catharticus
MEM020186	Shelby	Tennessee	07 May 1969	William H. Wilcox III 522	MEM Bromus catharticus
MEM000064	Shelby	Tennessee	12 Jun 1960	M.D. Hassell s.n.	MEM Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034910	Henry	Tennessee	24 May 1993	H. R. DeSelm	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034920	Knox	Tennessee	15 May 1936	J. K. Underwood 4470	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034921	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 365b	TENN Bromus catharticus
31234100120300	Knox	Tennessee	15 May 1981	Henry R. DeSelm 328	EKY Bromus catharticus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus catharticus
UCHT003041	Hamilton	Tennessee	05 May 1992	Julie Vannerson 91	UCHT Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034924	Loudon	Tennessee	09 May 1969	Frank D. Bowers, Gary H. Morton 43260	TENN Bromus catharticus
HTTU018859	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034923	Knox	Tennessee	20 Oct 1934	P. R. Miller 4269	TENN Bromus catharticus
31234100120292		Tennessee	25 May 1978	Henry R. DeSelm 327	EKY Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034912	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 213b	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034914	Knox	Tennessee	01 May 1940	J.K. Underwood	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034918	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 213a	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034917	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 471b	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034927	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 Apr 1955	H. R. De Selm 478	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034913	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 440	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034911	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J.K. Underwood 471b	TENN Bromus catharticus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus catharticus
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Bromus catharticus
MEM000063	Shelby	Tennessee	13 May 1958	Andy Johnson s.n.	MEM Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034919	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 365a	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034915	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 471c	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034916	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 440	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034925	McNairy	Tennessee	02 May 1981	Vernon Bates 2386	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034922	Knox	Tennessee	May-40	J. K. Underwood 67	TENN Bromus catharticus
31234100120284	Knox	Tennessee	14 May 1976	H. R. DeSelm	EKY Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034929	Shelby	Tennessee	05 Apr 1971	John E. Thompson, Jr. 61	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034926	Rutherford	Tennessee	07 May 1955	H. R. De Selm 504	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034909	Greene	Tennessee	04 Oct 2000	H. R, DeSelm	TENN Bromus catharticus
TENN-V-0034905	Claiborne	Tennessee	27 Jun 2013	Floden, Schilling, McFarland 2541	TENN Bromus catharticus

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