Poaceae
Arctic brome
Bromus kalmii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Arctic brome
Synonyms
- Bromopsis kalmii (A.Gray) Holub
- Bromus ciliatus var. purgans (L.) A.Gray
- Bromus imperialis Steud.
- Bromus malacanthus Trin. ex Griseb.
- Bromus purgans L.
- Bromus steudelii Frank ex Steud.
- Forasaccus purgans (L.) Lunell
- Zerna purgans (L.) Henrard
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: ImagePerson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.