Mountain brome (Level 1 GDE - SCNF Common Species)

Mountain brome

Bromus marginatus (BRMA4)

Summary ³

Bromus marginatus is a species of grass known by the common name mountain brome. It is native to western North America, and it is used widely for grazing animals and revegetating landscapes.

Field ID Characteristics ⁴

no USDA wetland indicator status; native

Flower Color: Yellow
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Growth Form: Bunch
Height, Mature (feet): 4.0
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None

Source URL: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BRMA4

Leaves: 1-12 mm in width, alternate, parallel venation
Fruit: caryopsis
Flower: blooms from Mar-Jun, spikelets are multi-flowered. awns less than 1/4 in, seedhead erect and rather narrow to 8 inches long. Spikelets 1 to 2 inches long, 4 to 9 flowered, strongly laterally compressed. Glumes are unequal. Seedhead droops.
Roots; Fibrous, no rhizomes
Ligule: 2–3.5 mm

Source URL: https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapaiplants/SpeciesDetailGrass.php?genus=Bromus&species=marginatus

References ⁴

https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapaiplants/SpeciesDetailGrass.php?genus=Bromus&species=marginatus
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BRMA4

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(c) Thayne Tuason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/thaynet/8845529421/
Adapted by gracepfleszew from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromus_marginatus
(c) gracepfleszew, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Mountain brome

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