Taxon:  Bromus madritensis L.



Summary
Genus:
Bromus
Subgenus:
Stenobromus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Bromeae
Nomen number:
7822
Place of publication:
Cent. pl. I:5.  1755 (Amoen. acad. 4:265.  1759)
Verified:
08/03/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (8  active, 8  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Bromus madritensis L. var. madritensis

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bromus villosus Forssk.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
  2. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  3. Acedo, C. & F. Llamas. 1999. The genus Bromus L. (Poaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Phanerog. Monogr. 22:212-223. Note: lists as "matritensis"
  4. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  5. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  6. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  7. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  8. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: mentions
  9. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  10. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Anisantha madritensis
  11. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  12. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  13. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  14. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  15. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  16. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  17. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  18. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  19. Matthei, O. 1986. El género Bromus (Poaceae) in Chile. Gayana, Bot. 43:54-55.
  20. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  21. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  22. Oja, T. 2002. Genetic divergence and interspecific differentiation in the Bromus madritensis complex (Poaceae) based on isozyme data. Biochem. Syst. & Ecol. 30:433-449.
  23. Pavlick, L. 1995. Bromus L. of North America 118.
  24. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  25. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  26. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  27. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
  28. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:174.
  29. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  30. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  31. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski
  32. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
  33. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  34. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  35. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  36. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  37. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcompact brome  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishlesser brome  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishMadrid brome  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
EnglishSpanish brome  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Englishstiff brome  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishwall brome  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Swedishspansklosta  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Anisantha madritensis
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Anisantha madritensis
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Anisantha madritensis
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
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.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  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 incl. CreteTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
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 w.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt, Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States (w.)
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  2. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  3. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Anisantha madritensis
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  8. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  9. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  10. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  11. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  12. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  14. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski
  15. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
  16. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  17. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  18. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  19. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
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=7822. Accessed 25 June 2026.