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Bromus L.

Kattarat Brome Grass
Bromus, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Bromus, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Bromus, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

Foodplants for Brintesia circe, Carterocephalus palaemon, C. silvicola, Cephus pygmeus, Coleophora ornatipennella, Elachista elegans, E. nobilella, Erebia medusa, Hesperia colorado oregonia, H. juba, Lasiommata megera, Leucania insueta, L. multilinea, L. phragmitidicola, L. pseudargyria, Maniola jurtina, Melanargia galathea, M. russiae, Minois dryas, Satyrus actaea, Thymelicus acteon, T. leonina, T. sylvatica

Bromus sterilis L.

Hietakattara Barren Brome Powerty Brome Sandlosta
Anisantha sterilis (L.); Nevski
Bromus sterilis, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Bromus sterilis ; [RK, 596]; [GMBOT, 164]

1077x807 (~198Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, Venetian Castle. 6.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Elachista argentella

Foodplant as Anisantha sterilis for Hipparchia statilinus

Bromus tectorum L.

Kattokattara Drooping Brome Downy Chess Downy Brome Taklosta
Anisantha tectorum (L.); Nevski
Bromus tectorum, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Bromus tectorum ; [RK, 596]; [SK, 83]; [GMBOT, 164]

706x1035 (~113Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Siivikkala, 18.7.2005 (cultivated), Photo © Harri Arkkio

1273x924 (~127Kb) Germany, Rügen, Baabe, 26.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Lasiocampa eversmanni, Neleucania bicolorata

Bromus inermis Leysser

Idänkattara Varuton kattara Hungarian Brome Smooth Brome Foderlosta
Bromopsis inermis (Leysser); Holub
Zerma inermis (Leysser); Lindm.
Bromus inermis ; [RK, 596]; [SK, 82]

734x979 (~104Kb) Finland, Raahe, 1.8.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

780x516 (~30Kb) Finland, Eura, Kauttuan ruukki, 8.7.1996, Photo © Harri Arkkio

758x1011 (~94Kb) Finland, Kangasala, Mäntyveräjä, 23.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Bromus benekenii (Lange) Trimen

Lehtokattara Strävlosta
Bromopsis ramosa benekenii (Lange); Tzvelev
Zerna benekenii (Lange); Lindm.
Bromus benekenii ; [RK, 596]

Bromus erectus Hudson

Pystykattara Upright Brome Meadow Brome? Raklosta
Bromopsis erecta (Hudson); Fourr.
Zerna erecta (Hudson); Gray
Bromus erectus ; [RK, 596]; [SK, 83]; [GMBOT, 164]

Foodplant for Arethusana arethusa, Elachista lastrella, E. obliquella, E. subnigrella

Foodplant as Bromopsis erecta for Elachista subnigrella

Bromus arvensis L.

Pyörtänökattara Field Brome Renlosta
Bromus arvensis ; [RK, 596]; [SK, 83]; [GMBOT, 163]

Bromus secalinus L.

Ruiskattara Hiirenruis Rye Brome Cheat Chess Råglosta
Bromus secalinus, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Bromus secalinus ; [RK, 596]; [SK, 83]; [GMBOT, 163]

606x874 (~50Kb) Finland, Nokia, Sorva, 20.8.1996, Photo © Harri Arkkio

644x909 (~91Kb) Finland, Nokia, Sorva, 20.8.1996, Photo © Harri Arkkio

453x650 (~18Kb) Finland, Nokia, Sorva, 20.8.1996, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Bromus commutatus Schrader

Vaihdokaskattara Meadow Brome Hairy Chess Brinklosta
Bromus commutatus ; [RK, 597]; [GMBOT, 163]

Bromus hordeaceus L.

Mäkikattara Nurmikattara Soft-brome Soft Chess Luddlosta
Bromus mollis L.; (incl.)
Bromus hordeaceus, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Bromus hordeaceus ; [RK, 597]; [GMBOT, 163]
Bromus mollis ; [SK, 84]

423x675 (~25Kb) Finland, Eckerö, Främstön, 5.6.1993, Photo © Harri Arkkio

432x650 (~21Kb) Finland, Tampere, Kalevankangas, 9.6.1995, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1147x897 (~83Kb) Finland, Geta, Höckböle, 30.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

B. h. var. leptostachys (Pers.) Beck.

Bromus hordeaceus var. leptostachys ; [GMBOT, 163]

Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murray

Japoninkattara Thunberg's Brome Japanese Chess Kvarnlosta
Bromus patulus Mertens & Koch
Bromus japonicus ; [RK, 597]; [GMBOT, 163]
?Bromus arvensis patulus ; [SK, 84]

Bromus squarrosus L.

Pörrökattara Field Brome Spretlosta
Bromus squarrosus ; [RK, 597]

Bromus willdenowii Kunth

Litteäkattara Litteätähkäinen kattara Blattlosta
Bromus catharticus Vahl
Ceratochloa unioloides (Willd.); P. Beauv.
Bromus unioloides ?Kunth
Bromus willdenowii ; [RK, 597]
Bromus unioloides ?Kunth; [SK, 84]

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FFP]

Hutchinson, 1959; The Families of Flowering Plants (2nd ed.)

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela & Cajander, 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.