Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Bromus arizonicus is a species of brome grass known by the common name Arizona brome. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it grows in many types of grassy valley and desert habitat. It is an annual grass growing 40 to 90 centimeters tall with an open, branching flower cluster. The spikelets are flat and hairy and have awns up to 1.5 centimeters long.

Plant type

Grass

Size

1 - 3 ft Tall

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Color

Brown

Sun

Full Sun

Site type

Grassy places and open places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Roadside-Skipper

Amblyscirtes vialis

Arctic Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon

Juba Skipper

Hesperia juba