Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Leaf: Green
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CT , DC , IA , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , ND , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , SD , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: MB , ON , QC
Native Distribution: ME to MN & SD, s. to w. MD & IA, QC to MB
Native Habitat: Dry, sandy, open woods; rocky banks
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Soil Description: Dry, sandy soils
Conditions Comments: Not Available

Value to Beneficial Insects

Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Propagation

Description: Not Available
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Not Available
Commercially Avail: yes

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

North American Native Plant Society - Etobicoke, ON
Natural Biodiversity - Johnstown, PA

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Bromus kalmii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Bromus kalmii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bromus kalmii