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Chilean chess

Bromus berteroanus Colla

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bromus

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Chilean chess: Chilean chess, Bromus berteroanus, White Mountains, elevation 1345 m (4405 ft). Native to South America, and debated whether native or introduced in North Ameri
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Chilean chess

Synonyms

  • Avena paupercula Phil.
  • Bromus barbatoides Beal
  • Bromus barbatoides var. sulcatus Beal
  • Bromus berteroanus var. berteroanus
  • Bromus berteroanus var. excelsus (Shear) Pavlick
  • Bromus bicuspis Nees ex Steud.
  • Bromus leyboldtii Phil.
  • Bromus trinii É.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. effusa E.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. effusus É.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. excelsus Shear
  • Bromus trinii var. manicata E.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. manicatus É.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. micranthera E.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. micrantherus É.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. pallidiflorus É.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. stricta E.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. strictus É.Desv.
  • Bromus trinii var. trinii
  • Danthonia pseudospicata Müll.Hal.
  • Trisetobromus hirtus (Trin.) Nevski
  • Trisetum barbatoides Beal
  • Trisetum barbatum Steud.
  • Trisetum barbatum var. major Vasey
  • Trisetum hirtum Trin.
  • Trisetum litorale Phil.
  • Trisetum trinii (É.Desv.) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. effusum (É.Desv.) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. litorale (Phil.) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. majus (Vasey) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. manicatum (É.Desv.) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. micrantherum (É.Desv.) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. pallidiflorus (É.Desv.) Louis-Marie
  • Trisetum trinii var. strictum (É.Desv.) Louis-Marie

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.