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Bromus tectorum L.
cheatgrass
Symbol: BRTE
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
BRTE Bromus tectorum L.
 

ANTE6

Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski
 

BRTEG

Bromus tectorum L. var. glabratus Spenner
 

BRTEH

Bromus tectorum L. var. hirsutus Regel
 

BRTEN

Bromus tectorum L. var. nudus Klett & Richter
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State Distributional Map for BRTE
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Plant Distribution by State

Bromus tectorum L.

BRTE

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Related Taxa:
Bromus tectorum L.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 54 species in Bromus

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Classification:
Bromus tectorum 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 tectorum L. – cheatgrass

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Noxious Weed Information:
Bromus tectorum L.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Colorado:
        downy brome     Noxious weed
Connecticut:
        drooping brome-grass     Potentially invasive, banned

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Invasive Information:
Bromus tectorum L.
        downy brome
        cheatgrass
        early chess
        thatch bromegrass
        military grass
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.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
CalEPPC   California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List (http://www.cal-ipc.org/1999_cal-ipc_list/, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.
 
FLEPPC   Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List (http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii..
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SEEPPC   Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee (http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html, October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Bromus tectorum 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.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Bromus tectorum L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40524.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Bromus tectorum L.

    Downy Brome Publications
    Great Plains-Species Abstracts of Highly Disruptive Exotic Plants
    MT-Montana State University Weed Science
    NE-University of Nebraska Weed Publications
    Rocky Mountain National Park Exotic Plant Species Assessment
    Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification
    Swedish Virtual Flora: images and text (in Swedish)
    TNC-Weeds on the Web
    WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)
    WeedScience.com: diagnostic images

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