Bromus kalmii A. Gray. Kalm Brome, Canada Brome, Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome. Phen: Jun-Jul. Hab: Forests and woodlands, shale woodlands and barrens, grassy ridgetop oak forests. Dist: ME west to SD, south to MD, w. VA, and IA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: 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.
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Va, Pavlick (1995)
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