Poaceae
Bromus

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

First published in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 403 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Yukon to Central America, Venezuela, Peru. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, British Columbia, California, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Oregon, Peru, Texas, Venezuela, Washington, Yukon

Introduced into:

Alaska, Austria, Belgium, China North-Central, Colorado, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Illinois, Ireland, Japan, Kansas, Korea, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Taiwan, Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dickoré, W.B. & Springer, S. (2016). Weitere Notizen zur Flora von München. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 86: 262-276.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • NatureServe ( 2025). NatureServe Explorer [web application] https://explorer.natureserve.org/.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Saarela, J.M., Peterson, P.M. & Váldes-Reyna, J. (2014). A taxonomic revision of Bromus (Poaceae: Pooideae: Bromeae) in México and Central America. Phytotaxa 185(1): 1-147.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dickoré, W.B. & Springer, S. (2016). Weitere Notizen zur Flora von München. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der Heimischen Flora 86: 262-276.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Faccenda, K. (2022). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op148p41-98.pdf. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • USDA, NRCS (2005- continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 10, 2021 Hosaka, E.Y. [1562] United States K001614808 No
Oct 23, 2007 Lobo, S. [1634] Costa Rica K001611085 Yes
Soulié, J.A. [1895] K003486383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443107 Yes
Krisch, H. [s.n.] K003443136 Yes
Shaw, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443132 Yes
Ward, M. [s.n.] K003489594 Yes
Jepson, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443135 Yes
Bolander, H.N. [1546] United States K003487948 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 101] United Kingdom K000914547 Yes
Dony, J.G. [2285] United Kingdom K003443126 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Halbach, E.G. [3202] United States K003487936 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003489595 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443095 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003487944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443093 Yes
[A. W. Siddall] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443131 Yes
Laus, H. [s.n.] K003443138 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [5551] United Kingdom K003443134 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; [F. Chuffle] [5456] United Kingdom K003443118 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] K000913854 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Griffiths, D.; Morris, E.L.; Prof. Marshall Ward} [612] United States K003487942 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443123 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443096 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22483] United States K003487932 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [244] United States K000913860 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003489592 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003489591 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443101 Yes
Edmondson, T. [10] United Kingdom K003443129 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [s.n.] United States K003487949 Yes
Ward, M. [s.n.] K003489593 Yes
{Farquharson} [F2] United Kingdom K003443089 Yes
Hansen, G. [627] United States K003487947 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22551] United States K003487940 Yes
Hall, H.M. [1112] United States K003487935 Yes
s.coll. [766] K000913872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ward, M. [s.n.] K003489596 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000308515 Type Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3450] United Kingdom K003443115 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000913859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ward, M. [s.n.] K003489597 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Dominguez A., A. [25405] Mexico K001926595 No
Pringle, C.G. [4897] Mexico K000308514 Type Yes
Galán, P.; Ruiz, J.; Meza, A. [5635] El Salvador K001925663 No
Peterson, J.; Dominguez A., A. [25667] Mexico K001872432 Yes
Lobo, S. [1653] Costa Rica K001890075 Yes
Thompson, J.H. [3179] United States K003487950 Yes
Coulter [760] United States K000913858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22586] United States K003487938 Yes
Coulter [764] United States K000913857 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Orcutt, C.R.; Prof. Marshall Ward} [s.n.] United States K003487933 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443122 Yes
Howell, J.T. [20838] United States K003487951 Yes
Scouler, J. [s.n.] K000913874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K003487952 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [W/505] United Kingdom K003443125 Yes
[S. J. F. Chapple] [4937] United Kingdom K003443119 Yes
Fremont, J.C. [450] United States K000913871 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443098 Yes
Kennedy, J.; Byrne [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443110 Yes
Welch, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003489590 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [394] United Kingdom K003443133 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22634] United States K003487939 Yes
Brewis, A. (Lady) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443121 Yes
Allen, D.E.; [Grodman Hanson] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443128 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443092 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443099 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romaschenko, K. [25166] United States K003487941 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [47] United Kingdom K003443113 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [37] United Kingdom K003443112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443108 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [389] United States K003487945 Yes
Douglas [221] K000913873 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Nelmes, E. [5521] United Kingdom K003443109 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3450] United Kingdom K003443117 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443102 Yes
Trask, B. [2] United States K003487937 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Sandwith, C.I. [3858] United Kingdom K003443127 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [5408] United Kingdom K003443116 Yes
s.coll. [3521] Kenya K003487393 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3450] United Kingdom K003443120 Yes
Gay, J.E. [s.n.] K000913625 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443103 Yes
Smith, L.E. [735] United States K003487934 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003489587 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] United States K000913856 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22514] United States K003487931 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003489586 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] United States K000913855 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearce, E.M.; Shaw, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443130 Yes
Schumacher, A. [s.n.] K003443137 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443105 Yes
{Davy; Blasdole; Prof. Marshall Ward} [5066] United States K003487943 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13360] United Kingdom K003443114 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443106 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443094 Yes
Hughes, G.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443124 Yes
Kennedy, J.; Byrne [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443111 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443091 Yes

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