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Native Plant Propagation Guidelines:
grasses & sedges

Bromus sitchensis (Alaska brome)

Category: 
grasses and sedges

Alaska brome (photo by Carrina Maslovat)

Forms large clumps. Easier to control than California brome. Looks most attractive in a single large drift. Photo by Carrina Maslovat.

Scientific Name: 

Bromus sitchensis Trin. (B. aleutensis Trin. ex Griseb.)

Family: 
Poaceae
English Name: 
Alaska brome

Geographical Range and Habitat Requirements

Ecological Setting: 
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Soil Texture: 
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Nutrients: 
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Soil Reaction and Salinity: 
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Moisture Regime: 

Prefers dry sites but tolerates some moisture (S. Bastin, personal communication).

Shade Tolerance: 

Sun to light shade (S. Bastin, personal communication).

Successional Status: 
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BEC Zone and GOE Community Status: 
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Uses

Site Rehabilitation: 

Potentially valuable species for dry sites.

Wildlife: 
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Landscaping: 

Forms large clumps. Easier to control than B. carinatus. Looks most attractive in a single large drift (S. Bastin, personal communication).

First Nations: 
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Other Uses: 
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Seed Propagation

Flowering Time: 
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Fruit Ripening Time: 
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Seed Collection Time: 
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Crop Intervals: 
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Number of Seeds per Kilogram: 
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Seed Viability: 
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Fruit and Seed Collection and Extraction: 
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Seed Storage: 
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Fruit/Seed Dormancy and Treatment: 

No stratification required. Quick to germinate. Field sow from late fall to mid-March. Sow in small plugs with night temperatures from 5-10º C and day temperatures 18-24º C. Germination near 100% within 30 days (S. Bastin, personal communication).

Vegetative Propagation

Excellent results with plant division in late fall to early spring.

Outplanting Characteristics and Requirements

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Seed and Cutting Propagation Techniques

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Additional Information and Photos

For more information and pictures, visit the E-Flora BC website at www.eflora.bc.ca.