Bromus ciliatus
| Bromus ciliatus | |
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| Hairy spikelets, Gallatin County, Montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Bromus |
| Species: | B. ciliatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bromus ciliatus | |
Bromus ciliatus is a species of brome grass known by the common name fringed brome.[1] It is native to most of North America, including most of Canada, most of the United States except for some portions of the South, and northern Mexico. It is a plant of many habitats, including temperate coniferous forest. The specific epithet ciliatus is Latin for "ciliate", referring to the delicate hairs of the leaf blades.
Description
Bromus ciliatus is a perennial grass that grows in tufts up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall, and occasionally taller in the
lanceolate in shape.[2]
The grass flowers from July into early October.
Habitat
Bromus ciliatus is common in
palatable forage grass that is heavily grazed and shade tolerant. The grass occurs in many moist conditions, in wet woodlands, moist meadows or thickets, stream banks, pond and lake margins, bogs, and marshes.[3]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bromus ciliatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-442-22250-5.
- ISBN 9781420003222.
External links
- Photo gallery at CalPhotos