Bromus nottowayanus
| Bromus nottowayanus | |
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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. nottowayanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bromus nottowayanus | |
Bromus nottowayanus, the Nottoway Valley brome or satin brome, is a
diploid number
of 14.
Description
Bromus nottowayanus is a perennial grass, lacking
The species is distinguished from Bromus pubescens by the satin-like sheen on the underside of its leaves from which it derives its common name. The grass flowers later than B. pubescens as well, flowering in late July rather than late June.[3]
Habitat and distribution
Bromus nottowayanus occurs in shaded hardwood forests, especially near streams, though usually above the lowest and wettest conditions. It occasionally will occur in dryer places.[3]
The grass is native to the eastern and central-eastern United States, from Iowa to New York and south to Oklahoma, and throughout Virginia.[4]
References
- ISBN 0-442-22250-5.
- ISBN 9780195310719.
- ^ ISBN 9780472118113.
- ISBN 9781457180989.