Propagation Guidelines:
Columbia Brome
Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear (B. eximius [Shear] Piper)
overview
Grows in moist to dry and sunny to shady areas with nitrogen-rich soils.
family
Poaceae
ecological setting
Broad distribution in western North America within boreal, montane, wet temperate and cool mesothermal climates (Klinka, et al. 1995). Occurrence decreases with elevation. Scattered in coniferous forests of drier sites, common on water-receiving (alluvial, floodplain and seepage) sites.
nutrients
Nitrogen rich soils (Klinka, et al. 1995).
moisture regime
Moist to dry.
shade tolerance
Sun to shade.
fruit ripening time
July to August.
no seeds per kg
175,485 to 263,450
fruit seed dormancy treatment
No dormancy. No stratification required.
vegetative propagation
Plant division: sprouts from perennating buds at the base of the culms (Walsk, 1994).
additional info and photos
For more information and pictures, visit the E-Flora BC website at www.eflora.bc.ca.