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Species:

Bromus secalinus

Common Name(s):

rye brome, chess, cheat

Habitats Impacted:

rangeland, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

Regions likely to be Impacted:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Present in Neighboring States?

AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, TX

Currently known from Oklahoma?

Yes

Bromus secalinus

Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

More Images:

https://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=5212

What you should know!

Invades natural areas and displaces native plants. Negatively impacts agriculture. A contaminant of seeds.

Management information

https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/true-cheat-control-in-oklahoma-winter-wheat.html

Dandelion Fields

Additional Online Resources for:

Bromus secalinus

Species Overview

https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=5212

Distribution Map

https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/viewmap.cfm?sub=5212

iNaturalist Records in Oklahoma

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=12&subview=map&taxon_id=75911

iNaturalist Records in North America

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=97394&subview=map&taxon_id=75911

Herbarium Records

https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/collections/list.php?taxa=Bromus+secalinus&usethes=1&taxontype=2

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