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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Bromus kalmii
Phenology Observation Sheet for Grasses

COMMON NAME

Prairie brome

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Bromus kalmii

ALSO KNOWN AS

Arctic brome

Plant family

Grass (Poaceae)

Plant group

Grasses

This slender-stemmed grass is 2-3 ft. tall and has a drooping, few-flowered seedhead. Each branch of the seedhead bears 1-3 flattened, wheat-like spikelets.
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OBSERVATIONS
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Identification hints

Prairie Brome is an attractive grass that remains fairly short; it has greyish blue leaves and a nodding inflorescence that changes color as it matures. Prairie Brome can be distinguished from other Brome Grasses by noting that it is more hairy than most Brome Grasses, especially on the surface of its sheaths and spikelets. Also, each of its culms has only 3-5 alternate leaves, while other Brome grasses sometimes have more leaves at their base.
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Native bees nest beneath, within, or harvest parts from Prairie brome to construct their nests.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Connecticut , District of Columbia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , North Dakota , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , South Dakota , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
HABITAT
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