Arizona brome is a native, cool-season annual grass that grows 1-2 feet tall. It is native to southern California, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, coastal prairies, grasslands, and oak woodlands. Arizona brome blooms from March to May with small, inconspicuous flowers and provides cover for birds. It requires full sun, tolerates most soil types, and needs winter/spring watering only in dry years.

1. Arizona Brome – Bromus arizonicus
http://sdrsnet.srnr.arizona.edu/data/sdrs/ww/do
cs/brom_spp.pdf
(BROME-us air-ih-ZONE-ih-kus)
http://weeds.ippc.orst.edu/pnw/weeds?weeds/id/California_brome-Bromus_carinatus--m.html
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
Native to: S. California, AZ and Baja CA; grows in Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, coastal prairies
and grasslands and oak woodlands.
cool-season annual grass mature height: 1-2 ft. mature width: to 1 ft.
Cool season annual bunchgrass. Grows quickly in winter/spring. Dies in summer.
Growth characteristics:
Blooms/fruits: Mar-May. Flowers are small, green grass flowers (not showy)
Annual grasslands and native lawns. Also good for bank stabilization/erosion
Can be used in vernal swales/water gardens.
Uses in the garden:
control.
Sensible substitute for: non-native annual grasses
Attracts: birds use for cover
Requirements:
Element
Sun
Soil
Water
Fertilizer
Other
Requirement
Full sun
Any
Winter/spring water in dry years
None needed
Management: Easy to grow. Can be mowed (cut on highest mower setting – 4-6 inches). Will
reseed on bare ground.
Propagation: from seed: Relatively easy. Treat like any other annual grass seed.
Plant/seed sources (see list for source numbers): 10, 16
12/20/05
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