*Bromus rubens Linnaeus. Common name: Foxtail Chess, Red Brome. Habitat: Waste areas near wool-combing plants, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe. The SC occurrences come from areas around wool-combing plants, and were likely introduced on wool from w. United States, where this European species is well-established.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA24, G, K4, NS, NY, POWO, Tx, Pavlick (1995); = Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Husn.; = n/a — RAB; < Bromus madritensis L. — F, misapplied; < Bromus rubens L. Basionym: Bromus rubens L. 1755
Links to other floras: = Bromus rubens - FNA24
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