Hairy brome
Bromus ramosus
Synonyms: Festuca ramosa, Bromus montanus, Bromus asper, Bromus altissimus, Bromopsis ramosa subsp. fedtschenkoi, Festuca aspera var. multiflora, Bromus ramosus var. violaceus, Bromus asper var. hirsutissimus, Bromopsis ramosa, Bromus nemoralis, Bromus pseudoasper, Forasaccus asper, Bromus ramosus subvar. grandis, Bromus ramosus var. irmischii, Bromus ramosus var. hirsutus, Zerna ramosa, Bromus ramosus subsp. serotinus, Bromus asper var. angustifolius, Schedonorus asper subsp. serotinus, Bromus ramosus var. serotinus, Bromus serotinus, Festuca wightiana, Bromus asper var. vernus, Bromus ramosus f. abbreviatus, Zerna ramosa subsp. fedtschenkoi, Avena nemoralis, Bromus ramosus subvar. cristatus, Bromopsis chitralensis, Bromus dumetorum, Zerna aspera, Bromus asper var. glaucescens, Bromopsis fedtschenkoi, Bromus ramosus f. glabrior, Bromus asper var. cristatus, Bromus ramosus var. elatior, Bromus nemorosus, Schedonorus asper, Bromus asper subsp. serotinus, Bromus asper var. depauperatus, Bromus asper var. pauciflorus, Bromus hirsutissimus, Bromus asper var. serotinus, Bromus chitralensis, Bromus asper var. grandis, Bromus ramosus var. corniculatus
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Botanical Description
Bromus ramosus, the hairy brome, is a tall perennial bunchgrass in the family Poaceae growing typically 1–2 m tall. It forms loose tussocks of softly hairy, broad leaves 20–50 cm long and 10–15 mm wide that droop gracefully from sturdy culms. The inflorescence is an elegant, nodding panicle bearing long, slender, drooping branches arranged in pairs along the rachis, each carrying a few large, awned spikelets that ripen pale tan. Unlike most other bromes, which favour open habitats, B. ramosus is characteristic of damp deciduous woodland, growing on rich loamy soils in shaded clearings, along woodland rides and in hedgerows. It is native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The species has no significant medicinal or culinary tradition, but is sometimes noted for the architectural quality it lends to native woodland-edge plantings.
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Traditional American Uses
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