Bromus catharticus

Basic information
Scientific name	Bromus catharticus	Click to magnify
Common names	Rescuegrass, Rescue Bromus
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	South America.
Habitat	Vacancy, grassland, pasture field, crop field, roadside, riverside, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	The first record in Japan was in 1882 at Tokyo.
Route	Deliberate: As pasture plant.
Impact	Competition. Host for insets. Native organism(s) affected: Native and crop plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania.

Reference	Notes
Jpn Assoc Advanc Phyto-Regul & Inst Contr Agrochem, Minist Agr, China (2000) Chinese Colored Weed Illustrated Book. Zenkoku-Noson-Kyoiku-Kyokai, Tokyo Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.