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Bromus vulgaris

(Hook.) Shear

Narrow-flowered Brome

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156132

Element CodePMPOA151L0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusBromus

Synonyms

Bromus vulgaris var. eximiusShear

Other Common Names

Brome du Columbia (FR) Columbia Brome (EN) Columbia brome (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-03-09

Change Date1987-10-01

Ecology & Habitat

Reproduction

Most likely dispersed in multiple ways: wind (short distances), animal fur, gravity, and water (Crampton 1974).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S4	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
De La Guerra	Los Padres National Forest	5,418

Oregon (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Maiden Peak	Willamette National Forest	9,627
Maiden Peak	Deschutes National Forest	26,432
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	7,980
Big Lava Bed	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	19,043
Glacier Peak L	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	14,084

References (2)

Crampton, B. 1974. Grasses in California. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. 178 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.