Bromus tectorum

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Bromus
Species	Bromus tectorum L.
Common Name	Cheat grass; Downy chess
Growth Habit	Grass
Duration	Annual
Plant Notes	**
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native, UPL (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Anisantha tectorum	Anisantha tectorum (L.) Nevski
Bromus longipilus	Bromus longipilus
Bromus nutans	Bromus nutans St.-Lag.
Bromus setaceus	Bromus setaceus Buckley
Bromus tectorum f. nudus	Bromus tectorum f. nudus (Klett & Richt.) H. St. John
Bromus tectorum var. glabratus	Bromus tectorum var. glabratus Spenner
Bromus tectorum var. hirsutus	Bromus tectorum var. hirsutus Regel
Bromus tectorum var. nudus	Bromus tectorum var. nudus Klett & Richter
Bromus tectorum var. tectorum	Bromus tectorum var. tectorum
Schedonorus tectorum	Schedonorus tectorum (L.) Fr.
Zerna tectorum	Zerna tectorum (L.) Panz.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jennings, Johnson, LaGrange, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, St. Joseph, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1911 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
72820	Harrison	07 Jun 1945	Charles C. Deam 63241	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
64592	Jennings	22 May 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
49313	Howard	09 Jun 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
63742	Tippecanoe	09 Jun 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
1233	Tipton	29 Jun 1911	Earl J. Grimes 925	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
102321	Fountain	17 May 1953	Franklin B. Buser 2364	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
29157	Newton	13 Jun 1935	Gasper A. Loughridge 1726	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
11339	Lawrence	14 May 1932	J. E. Potzger 2449	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
26528	Franklin	18 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5082	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
61591	Jackson	24 May 1942	J. E. Potzger 9160	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
28715	Marion	25 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5098	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
23099	LaPorte	26 May 1934	J. E. Potzger 4210	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
13746	Marion	30 May 1933	J. E. Potzger 3192	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
86645	Daviess	30 May 1949	J. E. Potzger 10987	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
13756	Montgomery	03 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3223	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
8912	Morgan	07 Jun 1931	J. E. Potzger	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
12136	Monroe	07 Jun 1932	J. E. Potzger 2547	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
11309	Monroe	07 Jun 1932	J. E. Potzger 2547	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
37777	Tipton	07 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 6949	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
37773	Howard	07 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 6955	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
54773	Grant	07 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8811	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
61566	Grant	07 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8811	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
76415	Carroll	07 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10179	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
38232	Madison	08 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7468	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
74751	Randolph	09 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9783	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
13700	Tippecanoe	10 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3277	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
67220	Shelby	12 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9404	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
67237	Rush	12 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9426	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
61482	Hendricks	13 Jun 1942	J. E. Potzger 9171	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
76420	St. Joseph	13 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10233	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
56382	Fulton	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8825	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
62077	Fulton	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8825	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
55377	Pulaski	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8871	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
61547	Pulaski	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8871	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
28711	Boone	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6150	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
28691	Cass	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6165	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
56355	LaPorte	15 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8919	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
62525	LaPorte	15 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8919	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
74727	Steuben	15 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9798	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
77456	Jasper	16 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10325a	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
40830	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7493	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
47381	Fulton	17 Jun 1939	J. E. Potzger 8151	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
70580	Marion	17 Jun 1944	J. E. Potzger 9606a	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
74962	Elkhart	17 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9852	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
67213	Clinton	18 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9459	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
28324	Henry	22 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6238	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
74958	Vermillion	23 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9911	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
67197	Madison	26 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9464	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
13634	Johnson	28 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3377	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
80817	DeKalb	28 Jun 1947	J. E. Potzger 10833	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
28237	Wabash	02 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6459	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
28351	Carroll	06 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6320	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
92553	Parke	15 Jul 1950	Jack McCormick 337	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
154214	Fountain	16 May 1961	Joe Ludlow 18903	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
36755	Cass	08 Jun 1936	No collector 6966	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
153294	Marion	05 Jun 2006	P. A. Scott 2090	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
154213	Allen	26 May 1994	P. E. Rothrock 3257	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
16147	Lawrence	08 Jun 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
101147	Morgan	09 May 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9584	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
154215	Morgan	09 May 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9584	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
12870	Fountain	22 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4069	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
100546	Marion	04 Jun 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23405	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
91234	Marion	04 Jun 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23405	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
74537	Henry	09 Jun 1945	Ray C. Friesner 18956	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
94418	Hancock	10 Jun 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23427	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
39583	Tipton	12 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10631	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
80965	Porter	14 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21478	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
38663	DeKalb	19 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10714	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
79849	Union	29 Jun 1946	Ray C. Friesner 20655	BUT Bromus tectorum L.
39567	Warren	03 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10994	BUT Bromus tectorum L.

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