Poaceae
Bromus

Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 322 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Canada to Central America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Alaska, China North-Central, Czechia-Slovakia, Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • NatureServe ( 2025). NatureServe Explorer [web application] https://explorer.natureserve.org/.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico. [Cited as Bromus carinatus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • 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.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443178 Yes
Smith, L.E. [747] United States K003487978 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N. [396] United States K003487998 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18364] Canada K003487954 Yes
Koslowsky, J. [146] Argentina K003489478 Yes
Healy, A.J. [395/57] New Zealand K003487263 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N. [383] United States K003487967 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K003487996 Yes
Shear, C.S. [1593] United States K003487965 Yes
s.coll. [176] Chile K003489481 Yes
Baker, C.F. [418] United States K003487975 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6207] United States K003487981 Yes
Hunter, B. [220] United States K003487966 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003489484 Yes
Ward, M.; Haager; Schmidt [11] K003624251 Yes
Piper, C.V. [1840] United States K003487973 Yes
s.coll. [455] Chile K003489480 Yes
Allan, H.H. [B3] New Zealand K003487266 Yes
Fasseaux, W. [1] Belgium K003443179 Yes
Cranwell, L.M. [B2] New Zealand K003487260 Yes
Morris, D.I. [B4] Australia K003624256 Yes
Shear, C.S. [1789] United States K003487964 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [333] United States K000913853 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtis, W.M. [212] Australia K003487202 Yes
Thompson, J.H. [1600] United States K003487982 Yes
Zotov, V.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K003487262 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romaschenko, K. [25191] United States K003487960 Yes
Rose, L. [51021] United States K003487990 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003624255 Yes
s.coll. [11334] Canada K003487957 Yes
Niguez, E. [78] Chile K003489482 Yes
Zotov, V.D. [s.n.] New Zealand K003487261 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K003489485 Yes
Went, F.W. [245] United States K003487953 Yes
Rydberg, P.A. [3000] United States K003487962 Yes
[E. Mande Warrence] [88] Canada K003487955 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [5623] United States K003487961 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443177 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N. [139] United States K003487987 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N. [169] United States K003487974 Yes
Doten, S.B. [61] United States K003487968 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003624254 Yes
Nelson, A. [7439] United States K003487988 Yes
Bangerter, E.B. [5322] New Zealand K003487267 Yes
Werdermann, E. [1330] Chile K003489483 Yes
Nelson, A. [7657] United States K003487997 Yes
Cunningham [s.n.] Chile K003489477 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003443176 Yes
Shear, C.L. [1815] United States K000913852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ward, M. [202] K003624253 Yes
Peck, M.E. [14037] United States K003487985 Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [459] United States K003487976 Yes
Pase, C.P. [866] United States K003487971 Yes
Bethel, E.; Clokey, I.W. [s.n.] United States K003487984 Yes
Koslowsky, J. [256] Argentina K003489479 Yes
Peterson, P.; Romaschenko, K. [25208] United States K003487959 Yes
Allan, H.H. [B1] New Zealand K003487265 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [26065] Canada K003487958 Yes
Nelson, A. [7406] United States K003487963 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003487972 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1721] United States K003487989 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Heller, A.A.; [D. H. W. Dongal] [166] United States K003487991 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K003487983 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [244] United States K003487970 Yes
{Shear, C.L.; Prof. Marshall Ward} [s.n.] United States K003487993 Yes
Sandberg; Heller; [M. Dingal] [434] United States K003487992 Yes
Macoun, J. [88532] Canada K003487956 Yes
{Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N.; Prof. Marshall Ward} [313] United States K003487979 Yes
Merrill, E.D.; Wilcox, E.N. [215] United States K003487994 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003487980 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003487977 Yes
Hall, H.M. [2407] United States K003487995 Yes
Allan, H.H. [s.n.] New Zealand K003487264 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [3303] United States K003487969 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003487986 Yes
Ward, M.; Haager; Schmidt [126] K003624252 Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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