Bromus laevipes
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Bromus laevipes is a species of brome grass known by the common name Chinook brome.
It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat.
Description
It is a perennial grass which may exceed 1.5 meters in height. The leaf blades may be nearly 2 centimeters wide at the bases. The inflorescence is an open array of spikelets, the lower ones drooping or nodding. The spikelets are flattened and usually hairy or downy.
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8858,8870 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BRGR4 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Bromus+laevipes Photo gallery]
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Category:Bunchgrasses of North America
Category:Native grasses of California
Category:Grasses of the United States
Category:Flora of Baja California
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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