Bromus carinatus Californian brome (Gramineae)

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Bromus carinatus
Californian brome
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The Bromus carinatus plant species is found in Western N. America - British Columbia to California and New Mexico. Naturalized in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Californian brome. Some home gardeners know the variety as Ceratochloa carinatus.

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Latin Name:  Bromus carinatus
Common Name:  Californian brome
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  Hook.&Arn.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.75   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Various habitats from moist woods to dry open meadows or sagebrush covered hills, sometimes to the timber line[60]. Found naturalized along the Thames at Kew and Oxford[17].

Cultivation Notes: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. A potential perennial cereal crop, it is able to survive summer droughts without needing irrigation[183]. Tolerates a pH in the range 5.3 to 7.8. The plant has cleistogamous flowers - these do not open in the usual way but are self-pollinated by the plant. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils[138, 200].

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