Bromus pubescens Muhlenberg ex Willdenow. Common name: Common Eastern Brome, Canada Brome, Hairy Woodland Brome. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Mesic forests, especially on rocky slopes, rich bottomland forests, calcareous bluffs. Distribution: S. ON west to AB, south to FL, TX, and (reportedly) AZ.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FlGr, FNA24, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Pavlick (1995), Tucker (1996); = Bromopsis pubescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Holub; = Bromus ciliatus L. var. laeviglumis Scribn. — S13; = Bromus laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Hitchc. — S; = Bromus purgans L. — F, G, Tat, WV, rejected name; < Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. — ETx1, NcTx; < Bromus purgans L. — RAB, S, S13, rejected name; > Bromus purgans L. var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Swallen — HC; > Bromus purgans L. var. purgans — HC; Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Bromus pubescens - FNA24
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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