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Brachypodium pinnatum
Also called Tor grass, Chalk False Brome, Japanese False Bromegrass
Heath false brome is a perennial grass native to temperate Eurasia, typically found in chalky grassland, reaching 70 to 120 cm tall. It is a tough, clump-forming grass that suits meadow and dry-grassland plantings.
Brachypodium pinnatum, the heath false brome or tor-grass, is a species of grass with a widespread distribution in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It typically grows in calcareous grassland, and reaches 70–120 centimetres (28–47 in) tall. The flowerhead is open, with 10 to 15 erect spikelets.
The plant can be found in such US states as California, Massachusetts, and Oregon.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachypodium pinnatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
