fringed brome

Bromus ciliatus L.

fringed brome 07JL22-5
fringed brome 07JL22-4
fringed brome 07JL22-1

characteristics

Slender stemmed with drooping fuzzy seed heads. Silky wheat-like spikelets are light green becoming taupe. A rapid growing bunch grass. Very similar to arctic brome, Bromus kalmii.

236,000 seeds/pound; from seed or plugs

T SSN H W sun soil H2O fire N2 pH summer fall flower (seed)
P CW 1.2 SB S/PS F-C M •• - 5.5-7.5 green - yellow (brown)

habitat

Prairie remnants, well-drained grassy areas. Prefers gritty soil.

uses

Food for gamebirds, songbirds, small mammals.

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common > name = have on site
T = type: A = annual | B = biennial | P = perennial | SS = subshrub | D = deciduous | C = coniferous
██ = cold stratify | ██ = cold stratify & scarify | ██ = plant directly | ██ = scarify | ██ = not from seed
SSN = season: C = cool | W = warm | Y = late
H = height (in metres) | W = width (in metres) | B = bunch | S = sod | SB = sod/bunch
sun: S = full sun | S/PS = sun or partial shade | PS = partial shade | SH = full shade
soil: F = fine | M = medium | C = coarse
H2O = moisture requirement: D = dry | M = moist | W = wet | Z = aquatic
fire = fire tolerance: - = unknown | X = none | • = some | •• = moderate | ••• = high tolerance
N2 = nitrogen fixing: • = yes
summer = foliage colour | fall = foliage (stem) colour | flower (seed) = flower (seed / fruit) colour, if conspicuous
pH = acidity - alkalinity