genus
Brome
Bromus
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native brome All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Fringed Brome
Bromus ciliatus
caterpillars
8
food
9
flowers
6
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Hairy Woodland Brome
Bromus pubescens
caterpillars
7
food
8
flowers
2
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Porter's Brome
Bromus porteri
caterpillars
7
food
7
flowers
6
shelter
1
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California Brome
Bromus carinatus
caterpillars
6
food
17
flowers
6
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Prairie Brome
Bromus kalmii
caterpillars
6
food
8
flowers
2
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Broad-glumed Brome
Bromus latiglumis
caterpillars
6
food
8
flowers
1
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Nottoway Brome Grass
Bromus nottowayanus
caterpillars
6
food
8
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Mountain Brome
Bromus marginatus
caterpillars
5
food
6
flowers
6
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Sitka Brome
Bromus sitchensis
caterpillars
4
food
15
flowers
6
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Columbia Brome
Bromus vulgaris
caterpillars
4
food
6
flowers
6
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Chinook Brome
Bromus laevipes
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
6
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Seaside Brome
Bromus maritimus
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
5
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Woolly Brome
Bromus lanatipes
caterpillars
3
food
6
flowers
4
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Tall Brome
Bromus grandis
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
6
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Woodland Brome
Bromus pseudolaevipes
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
6