Taxon:  Bromus japonicus Houtt.



Summary
Genus:
Bromus
Subgenus:
Bromus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Bromeae
Nomen number:
7809
Place of publication:
Nat. hist. 2(13): Aanwyzing Pl. [2], 315, t. 91, fig. 4.  1782 (J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:119.  1784 May-Jun; C. P. Thunberg, Fl. jap. 52, t. 11.  1784 Aug)
Comment:
Houttuyn mentioned the binomial Bromus japonicus in "Aanwyzing Pl. [p. 2]" and provided a description on p. 315 (fide K. Gandhi, pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Jan 2013)
Verified:
05/06/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
59 (42  active, 39  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Bromus japonicus Houtt. subsp. anatolicus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Pénzes (2 active accession[s])
Bromus japonicus Houtt. subsp. japonicus (0 active accession[s])
Bromus japonicus var. japonicus (0 active accession[s])
Bromus japonicus var. vestitus (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bromus arvensis L. var. japonicus (Houtt.) Fiori

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bromus arvensis L. var. patulus (Mert. & W. D. J. Koch) Mutel
Bromus patulus Mert. & W. D. J. Koch
Bromus vestitus Schrad.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Acedo, C. & F. Llamas. 1999. The genus Bromus L. (Poaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Phanerog. Monogr. 22:61. Note: = Bromus arvensis L.
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
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  9. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
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  12. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
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  14. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  15. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
  16. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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  18. Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
  19. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  20. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  21. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  22. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  23. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  24. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  25. Oja, T. et al. 2003. Breeding system, evolution and taxonomy of Bromus arvensis, B. japonicus and B. squarrosus (Poaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 242:101-117.
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  28. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  29. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  30. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:227. Note: lists as Bromus japonicus Thunb.
  31. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:170.
  32. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
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  34. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  35. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  36. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  37. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  38. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJapanese brome  1Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
EnglishJapanese chess  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishThunberg's brome  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)Japanese brome Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 28.
French (Canada)brome du Japon Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 28.
Swedishkvarnlosta  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea   
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.w. 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:227. Note: lists as Bromus japonicus Thunb.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykija, Respublika Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:227. Note: lists as Bromus japonicus Thunb.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:227. Note: lists as Bromus japonicus Thunb.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:227. Note: lists as Bromus japonicus Thunb.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:170.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:170.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.), Pakistan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Moldova, Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Kalmykija, Respublika, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  5. Koyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
  6. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  7. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  8. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  9. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  10. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  11. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:227. Note: lists as Bromus japonicus Thunb.
  12. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:170.
  13. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  15. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  16. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  17. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  18. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weedseed contaminantpotentialTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Weedseed contaminantpotentialKoyama, T. 1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Weedseed contaminantpotentialGleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7809. Accessed 15 April 2026.