Taxon: Bromus pumpellianus Scribn.

Summary

Genus:

Bromus

Subgenus:

Festucoides

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Bromeae

Nomen number:

7853

Place of publication:

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15:9. 1888

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/661354

Verified:

05/13/2023 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

26 (22 active, 17 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Bromus pumpellianus Scribn. var. arcticus (Shear ex Scribn. & Merr.) A. E. Porsild (0 active accession[s])
Bromus pumpellianus Scribn. var. pumpellianus (1 active accession[s])
Bromus pumpellianus var. tweedyi (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bromus ornans Kom.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Bromus inermis var. purpurascens (Hook.) Wagnon
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Pavlick, L. 1995. Bromus L. of North America
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq
English	Arctic brome		1
English	Pumpelly's brome		1
English (Canada)	Pumpelly’s brome	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name; as Bromus inermis subsp. pumpellianus	2
French (Canada)	brome de Pumpelly	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel; alias Bromus inermis subsp. pumpellianus	2

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia		Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia	n. & e.	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	n. & e.	Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Bromus inermis var. purpurascens (Hook.) Wagnon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington	e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (n. & e.)], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shanxi Sheng]

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n. & e.)]

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Nebraska (w.), North Dakota, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington (e.), Wyoming]

Naturalized
Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Bromus inermis var. purpurascens (Hook.) Wagnon
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Bromus pumpellianus
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Bromopsis pumpelliana (Scribner) Holub
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus pumpellianus

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=7853. Accessed 15 April 2026.