Bromus catharticus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bromus catharticus Vahl

Rescue grass, Rescuegrass

2016 Andrew Longman

2020 Ramona Robison

2011 Toni Corelli

2023 Jacob Smith

2020 Diana Wahl

2017 MCOSD EDRR

2024 Elías Carlyle

Bromus catharticus is an annual or perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~843 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. catharticus ... var. elatus
Genus:	Bromus
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Bromus brevis
PLANTS	Bromus haenkeanus
PLANTS	Bromus unioloides
JM93	Bromus willdenovii
PLANTS	Bromus willdenowii
...

Information about Bromus catharticus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BRCA6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).