Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bromus carinatus Hooker & Arnott var. marginatus (Nees) Barkworth & Anderton
Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steudel
Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steudel var. seminudus Shear
Bromus polyanthus Scribner
Bromus polyanthus Scribner var. paniculus Shear
Ceratochloa carinata (Hooker & Arnott) Tutin
Ceratochloa marginata (Nees ex Steudel) B.D. Jackson
Ceratochloa polyantha (Scribner) Tsvelev
Bromus carinatus is a drooping mountain grass with several florets per spikelet. The lemmas are over 10mm long and the lemma awns are 3-8mm long. The awns of Bromus catharticus are less than 3mm long. Bromus carinatus and Bromus catharticus are our two common grasses with flattened spikelets.
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Bromus carinatus, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, Aspen Grove, July 27, 2010
Bromus carinatus, panicle, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, Aspen Grove, July 26, 2010
Bromus carinatus, closeup of panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, Aspen Grove, July 26, 2010
Bromus carinatus, open leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, Aspen Grove, July 26, 2010
Bromus carinatus, lemma over 10mm long and lemma awn 3-8mm, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, Aspen Grove, July 26, 2010
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