Bromus grandis

Bromus grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bromus
Species: B. grandis
Binomial name
Bromus grandis
(Shear) Hitchc.

Bromus grandis is a species of brome grass known by the common name tall brome.

It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat from forest to coastal scrub.

Description

Bromus grandis is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It has hairy leaves and open inflorescences of fuzzy flat spikelets.

It is related to Bromus orcuttianus, which shares its range.

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