[Bromes: The Genus Bromus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

California Brome

Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus

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

Close-up of a spikelet of California Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus (Synonyms: Bromus carinatus, Bromus carinatus var. californicus, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus, Bromus carniatus var. hookerianus, Bromus carinatus var. linearis, 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 with the branches spreading.

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