Introductory
SPECIES: Bromus carinatus | California Brome 



ABBREVIATION : 
BROCAR

SYNONYMS : 
   Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud. [44]
   B. polyanthus Scribn. [31,44]
     = B. carinatus Hook. & Arn. [16,26,37,49,86]
   B. maritimus (Piper) A. Hitchc. [44]
     = B. carinatus var. maritimus (Piper) C. Hitchc. [35]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   BRCA5
   BRMA4
   BRMA5


COMMON NAMES : 
   California brome
   mountain brome
   keeled brome


TAXONOMY : 
The currently recognized scientific name of California brome is Bromus
carinatus Hook. & Arn. [16,26,37,49,86].  Varieties of California brome
are:

B. carinatus var. carinatus [35,37]  California or mountain brome
B. carinatus var. linearis Shear [49]  California or mountain brome 
B. carinatus var. maritimus (Piper) C. Hitchc. [35,37]  seaside brome

California brome hybridizes with soft brome (B. hordeaceus) [47].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Gail Winkler, December 1987


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, May 1997


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1997.; Winkler, Gail. 1987. Bromus carinatus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Bromus carinatus | California Brome