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Bromus tomentellus

Bromus tomentellus, the wooly brome, is a perennial grass native to the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus, Middle East and Central Asia. It is valued as a regional livestock forage grass rather than a garden ornamental.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; it tolerates dry spells typical of its native steppe habitat.
Soil
Well-drained, fairly poor soil; tolerates lime.
Temperature
Cold-hardy for temperate and continental climates; tolerates hot, dry summers.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Kriti, Türkiye to Turkmenistan and Israel
Climate
temperate

About

Bromus tomentellus, the wooly brome, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to Crete, Turkey, the Caucusus, the Levant, Iraq, Iran, and Turkmenistan. It is a regionally important livestock forage species.

Other Bromus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bromus tomentellus 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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