Latin name: Bromus sitchensis Trin. var. carinatus (Hook. & Arn.) R.E. Brainerd & Otting Pronunciation: BRO-mus sitch-EN-sis kare-in-AY-tus Common name: California brome Family: Poaceae (Grass) Habitat: Dry open places to 7500' in many cismontane plant communities, grasslands Blooming period: April to August Name derivations: 1) Bromus 2) sitchensis 3) carinatus

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