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Woodland Brome
( Bromus laevipes )
Bromus laevipes
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About Woodland Brome (Bromus laevipes)
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Bromus laevipes
is a species of brome grass known by the common name Chinook brome. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass which may exceed 1.5 meters in height. The leaf blades may be nearly 2 centimeters wide at the bases. The flower cluster is an open array of spikelets, the lower ones drooping or nodding. The spikelets are flattened and usually hairy or downy.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grass
Size
5 ft tall
Form
Weeping
Dormancy
Winter Semi-deciduous
Flower Color
Brown, Cream
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 5
likely
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Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba
Hesperia juba
*
Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon
Carterocephalus palaemon
*
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
Amblyscirtes vialis
*
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis
Cisseps fulvicollis
*
Darted Wainscot
Leucania insueta
Leucania insueta
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 3
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.1" - 154.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 5.80", Coldest Month: 20.4" - 55.7", Hottest Month: 44.2" - 78.2", Humidity: 0.01" - 26.55", Elevation: 1" - 12226"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Chinook Brome
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Bromus laevipes
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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