California Brome
Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus
Synonyms: Bromus carinatus, Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carinatus var. hookerianus, Ceratochloa carinata
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California brome spotted atop Scott Mountain, Mount Washington Wilderness.....July 18, 2023. The inflorescence consists of the panicle branches spreading to mostly reflexed.
Note the long awns (8-17 mm), which help differentiate this from var. marginatus with its shorter awns (4-7 mm) which has erect panicle branches.
A close-up of a spikelet of California brome as seen along the Twin Tunnels Trail east of the West Mark Hatfield Trail at the east end of Hood River, Oregon..........May 27, 2012. The inflorescence is an open panicle with the branches spreading. Note the long awns (8-17 mm), which help differentiate this from var. marginatus with its shorter awns (4-7 mm).
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Close-ups of the leaf joint, ligule and a spikelet of California brome as seen along the Twin Tunnels Trail east of the West Mark Hatfield Trail at the east end of Hood River, Oregon...........May 27, 2012.
Paul Slichter