Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Bromus > Bromus kalmiiBromus kalmii (wild chess; arctic brome; Kalm's brome)Synonyms: Bromopsis kalmii (homotypic); Bromus ciliatus var. purgans; Bromus hookeri var. hookeri; Bromus imperialis; Bromus malacanthus (homotypic); Bromus purgans; Bromus steudelii (homotypic); Forasaccus purgans; Zerna purgans Language: French Bromus kalmii, Arctic brome and Prairie brome, is a species of brome grass. It is a native bunchgrass in the North-central and Northeastern United States, the Great Lakes region, and eastern Canada. |
Allergen Potential [1] | High | Screening - Summer [2] | Moderate | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous |  | Bloom Period [2] | Early Summer | Drought Tolerance [2] | Medium | Fire Tolerance [2] | High | Frost Free Days [2] | 85 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Summer | Growth Form [2] | Bunch | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [2] | Rapid | Leaf Type [2] | Deciduous | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Propagation [2] | Seed | Regrowth Rate [2] | Slow | Root Depth [2] | 8 inches (20 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | Seed Vigor [2] | Medium | Seeds Per [2] | 145000 / lb (319670 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [2] | Erect | Structure [3] | Grass | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None |  | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | Foliage Color [2] | Green | Fruit Color [2] | Brown |  | Height [2] | 35 inches (0.9 m) |  | Hardiness Zone Minimum [2] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Shady | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | Water Use [2] | Low |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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