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Bromus laevipes is a species of brome grass known by the common name Chinook brome. It is native to western North America from Washington to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial grass which may exceed 1.5 meters in height. The leaf blades may be nearly 2 centimeters wide at the bases. The flower cluster is an open array of spikelets, the lower ones drooping or nodding. The spikelets are flattened and usually hairy or downy.

Plant type

Grass

Size

5 ft Tall

Form

Weeping

Dormancy

Winter Semi-deciduous

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Color

Brown, Cream

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest

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