[Bromes of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

California Brome

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

Synonyms: Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carniatus var. hookerianus, Bromus carnatus var. linearis, Bromus laciniatus, Ceratochloa carinata

Close-up of a spikelet of California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus (Synonyms: Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carniatus var. hookerianus, Bromus carnatus var. linearis, Bromus laciniatus, Ceratochloa carinata)

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.

California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus (Synonyms: Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carniatus var. hookerianus, Bromus carnatus var. linearis, Bromus laciniatus, Ceratochloa carinata) - Ligule of California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus (Synonyms: Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carniatus var. hookerianus, Bromus carnatus var. linearis, Bromus laciniatus, Ceratochloa carinata) - Close-up of a spikelet of California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus (Synonyms: Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carniatus var. hookerianus, Bromus carnatus var. linearis, Bromus laciniatus, Ceratochloa carinata)

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