Poaceae
Alaska brome
Bromus sitchensis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bromus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Dutch
- Alaskadravik, Gekielde dravik
- English
- Alaska brome
- Swedish
- Sloklosta
Synonyms
- Ceratochloa sitchensis (Trin.) Cope & Ryves
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.