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Meadow brome

Bromus biebersteinii

Also called Bieberstein Brome

Meadow brome
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Meadow brome is a perennial temperate grass native to the Caucasus, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, grown mainly as forage and pasture in North America. It is a tough, cool-season grass that does best in open, sunny sites with reasonable moisture.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells, especially in establishment, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Tolerates a range of soils; prefers well-drained loam or clay loam.
Temperature
Cold hardy in temperate climates; growth slows in hot summer heat.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Caucasus to Afghanistan
Climate
temperate

About

Bromus biebersteinii, the meadow bromegrass or just meadow brome, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to the Caucasus, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. It has been developed as a forage in North America and there are a number of cultivars available, including 'Arsenal', 'Cache', 'Fleet', 'MacBeth', 'Montana', 'Paddock' and 'Regar'.

Other Bromus plants

Bromus bromoideus · California brome · Rescuegrass · Fringed brome · Oat brome · Soft brome · Smooth brome · Mediterranean brome · Compact brome · Bald brome · Broom brome · Poverty brome

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bromus biebersteinii 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.

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