Bromus kalmii A. Gray. Common name: Kalm Brome, Canada Brome, Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Forests and woodlands, shale woodlands and barrens, grassy ridgetop oak forests. Distribution: ME west to SD, south to MD, w. VA, and IA.
ID notes: Distinctive for its few leaves (usually 3-4) clustered near the base, the spikelets large and approximate to one another in a narrow, nodding panicle.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Pavlick (1995). Basionym: Bromus kalmii A.Gray 1848
Links to other floras: = Bromus kalmii - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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native range: northeastern North America
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