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Bromus arvensis L.
field brome
Symbol: BRAR5
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Bromus arvensis to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 279. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Bromus arvensis L.

BRAR5

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Related Taxa:
Bromus arvensis L.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 54 species in Bromus

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Classification:
Bromus arvensis L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Bromus L. – brome
                               Species Bromus arvensis L. – field brome

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Invasive Information:
Bromus arvensis L.
        field brome
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Introduced Information:
Bromus arvensis L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Bromus arvensis L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40494.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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