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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].



Edible Uses:  Seed - cooked[161, 177]. Used as a piņole[183].The dried seed can be ground into a powder and mixed with water to make a mush or made into bread[257]. The seed is rather small and fiddly to utilize[K].

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