Poaceae FAMILY
Bromus carinatus
Bromus carinatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The long, sharp-awned fruits can be very dangerous if swallowed[ 257 Title Native American Ethnobotany Publication Author Moerman. D. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9 Description Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader. ].
Botanical Description
Bromus carinatus is an erect, annual to biennial or short-lived perennial grass growing 40 - 50cm tall266]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to California, Baja California and New Mexico.
HabitatVarious habitats from moist woods to dry open meadows or sagebrush covered hills, sometimes to the timber line[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Found naturalized along the Thames at Kew and Oxford[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].