Bromus ciliatusL.

fringed brome

WFO wfo-0000855366 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Eric Lamb
fig. a Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-08-13 / obs. 166377103
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. b Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / obs. 160529666
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. c Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / obs. 160403642
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. d Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / obs. 160531315
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Ellyne Geurts
fig. e Ellyne Geurts, CC0 1.0 / obs. 163865263
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. f Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 149787232
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. g Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 97555190
Bromus ciliatus, photographed by Mary Krieger
fig. h Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 105074056

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Native range 58 botanical countries

Regions where Bromus ciliatus is native: Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Magadan, Mongolia, Sakhalin, Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon Inner MongoliaJapanKamchatkaKhabarovskMagadanMongoliaSakhalinAlabamaAlaskaAlbertaArizonaBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaLabradorMaineManitobaMarylandMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNebraskaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew MexicoNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaOhioOntarioOregonPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSaskatchewanSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingYukon KoreaRhode I.
Native distribution of Bromus ciliatus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Alaska ASK
Alberta ABT
Aleutian Is. ALU
Arizona ARI
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Colorado COL
Connecticut CNT
Idaho IDA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Minnesota MIN
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Carolina NCA
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Ohio OHI
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
Washington WAS
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Inner Mongolia CHI ASIA-TEMPERATE
Japan JAP
Kamchatka KAM
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Kuril Is. KUR
Magadan MAG
Mongolia MON
Sakhalin SAK

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is., Aleutian Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for these regions, so they are listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 33 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bromopsis canadensis (Michx.) Holub
  • Bromopsis ciliata (L.) Holub
  • Bromus canadensis Michx.
  • Bromus canadensis subsp. yezoensis (Ohwi) Vorosch.
  • Bromus capillaris Vahl ex Hornem.
  • Bromus ciliaris Panz.
  • Bromus ciliatus f. denudatus Wiegand
  • Bromus ciliatus f. intonsus (Fernald) F.Seym.
  • Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus
  • Bromus ciliatus var. denudatus (Wiegand) Fernald
  • Bromus ciliatus var. intonsus Fernald
  • Bromus denseciliatus Steud.
  • Bromus dudleyi Fernald
  • Bromus hookeri E.Fourn.
  • Bromus hookeri subvar. brevicaulis E.Fourn.
  • Bromus hookeri var. canadensis (Michx.) E.Fourn.
  • Bromus hookeri var. ciliatus (L.) E.Fourn.
  • Bromus hookeri var. longicaulis E.Fourn.
  • Bromus inermis var. ciliata (L.) Trautv.
  • Bromus inermis var. ciliatus (L.) Trautv.
  • Bromus pubescens f. glabriflorus (Wiegand) Voss
  • Bromus pubescens var. canadensis Eaton & Wright
  • Bromus pubescens var. ciliatus Eaton & Wright
  • Bromus purgans var. ciliatus (L.) Kuntze

and 9 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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