Bromus kalmii Gray

Locations ofBromus kalmii Gray in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Bromus kalmii Gray
Common Name
Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Bromus kalmii Gray
Comments
Distinctive for its few leaves (usually 3 or 4) clustered near the base, the spikelets large and approximate in narrow, nodding panicles. A northern species, approaching its southern limits in Virginia.
Habitat
Graminoid-rich, ridge-top oak and oak-hickory forests; shale woodlands and barrens. Rare, wc. mountains; known only from a portion of Shenandoah Mountain in Augusta, Bath, and Highland counties (Ridge and Valley province).
Native Status
Native

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