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Bromus carinatus  Hook. & Arn.

(not an active name)
California brome grass,   California bromegrass
Bromus carinatus is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Bromus
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Alpine Fell-fields, many plant communities
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSBromus carinatus var. californicus
PLANTSBromus carinatus var. hookerianus
PLANTSBromus laciniatus
PLANTSCeratochloa carinata
JEFBromus sitchensis var. carinatus
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Information about  Bromus carinatus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
USDA PLANTS Profile (BRCA5)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).