Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bromus japonicus
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Japanese Chess from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus arvensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-011:
Bromus japonicus
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus japonicus var. japonicus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus japonicus var. porrectus
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Chess, Japanese Brome
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_brja_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_brja_004_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_brpa10_001_lvd
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D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID, USDA APHIS ITP, B bug_5471824
Month Unknown
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D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID, USDA APHIS ITP, B bug_5471825
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Bromus japonicus
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Bromus arvensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-14-011:
Bromus japonicus
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus japonicus var. japonicus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Bromus japonicus var. porrectus
3814
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Asia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain reddish
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