Smooth brome grass

Quick facts

Smooth brome grass is an invasive species.

• Smooth brome grass prefers moist soils and sunny locations.
• It is found in degraded prairies, roadside ditches and moist, wooded areas.
• Considered invasive in many parts of North America.
• In areas it becomes invasive it can form dense stands that exclude native species and impact native arthropod population dynamics in prairies.

Smooth brome grass should be reported. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources provides detailed recommendations for reporting invasive species.