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Bromus carinatus Californian brome (1 Page of 5) 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. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses 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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