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Bromus sitchensis

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Bromus sitchensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. sitchensis
Binomial name
Bromus sitchensis

Bromus sitchenis, the Alaska brome,[1] is a perennial grass native to the North Pacific coast of North America, in woods and banks from Alaska to Oregon. It can grow up to 1.8 m tall, but is often shorter. Leaf blades are elongate, 7–12 mm wide, and as much as 35 cm long. Spikelets 2.5 to 3.5 cm long with between 6 and 12 flowers, awn is 5 to 10 mm long.[2]

The grass has winter dormancy, and is intolerant of aluminum in the soil. There is some utility as a forage crop in cooler, wetter regions.[3]

The species appears to have been naturalized in Belgium as well as New Zealand.[4]

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Bromus sitchensis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hitchcock, Albert Spear; Chase, Agnes (1951). Manual of the Grasses of the United States. U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 824. Arundinaria tecta.
  3. ^ Stewart, A.V. (1996). "Potential value of some bromus species of the section Ceratochloa". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 39 (4): 611–618. Bibcode:1996NZJAR..39..611S. doi:10.1080/00288233.1996.9513220.
  4. ^ Verloove, Filip (2012). "A revision of Bromus section Ceratochloa (Pooidae, Poaceae) in Belgium" (PDF). Dumortiera (101): 30–45.