Taxon:  Bromus catharticus Vahl var. catharticus



Summary
Genus:
Bromus
Subgenus:
Ceratochloa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Bromeae
Nomen number:
423745
Verified:
05/14/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
189 (130  active, 122  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Bromus catharticus Vahl (1 active accession[s])
Bromus catharticus Vahl var. elatus (É. Desv.) Planchuelo (7 active accession[s])
Bromus catharticus Vahl var. rupestris (Speg.) Planchuelo & P. M. Peterson (15 active accession[s])
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). Note: = Bromus catharticus
  3. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
  4. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
  7. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Bromus willdenowii Kunth
  8. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  9. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist Note: = Bromus catharticus
  10. Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  13. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  14. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:160.
  15. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Bromus unioloides Willd.
  16. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  17. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  18. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus catharticus
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishprairie grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishrescue grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishSchrader's bromegrass  1Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Chinesebian sui que mai扁穗雀麦 2 
Frenchbrome de Schrader  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanHorntrespe  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianbromo di Schrader  2 
Portuguesebromo-de-Schrader  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcebadilla  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcebadilla australiana  2Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
Spanishcebadilla criolla  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishtriguillo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishplattlosta  2 
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaDistrito Capital Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaLara Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMérida Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAntofagasta Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileRegión Metropolitana de Santiago Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaOruro Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPotosí Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNorte de Santander Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia s.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedNorthern America United States s.e.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil s.Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Bromus unioloides Willd.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Bromus unioloides Willd.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Bromus unioloides Willd.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus catharticus
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. Note: = Bromus catharticus
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist Note: = Bromus catharticus
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Bromus catharticus
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). Note: = Bromus catharticus
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). Note: = Bromus catharticus
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382. Note: = Bromus catharticus
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Distrito Capital, Lara, Mérida]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Potosí], Colombia [Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander], Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Tucumán], Chile [Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Región Metropolitana de Santiago], Paraguay, Uruguay
Cultivated
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (s.)
Northern America
  • REGION: United States (s.e.)
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil (s.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Haiti, Jamaica
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile

Reference(s)
  1. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). Note: = Bromus catharticus
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  6. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist Note: = Bromus catharticus
  7. Peterson, P. M. & A. M. Planchuelo. 1998. Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae). Novon 8:56-59.
  8. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  9. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Bromus unioloides Willd.
  10. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  11. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123. Note: = Bromus catharticus
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Bromus catharticus
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagefor winterAlderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Environmentalerosion control Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Weedseed contaminantpotentialCIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
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=423745. Accessed 13 May 2026.