Columbia Brome

Columbia brome is a cool-season perennial grass native to western North America. It typically grows in moist forests, meadows, and shaded slopes. The grass forms loose clumps with slender, arching stems and long, narrow leaves. Leaves are coarse-textured, often hairy on at least one side, basal to part way up the stems, lax, and flat. Its open, drooping panicles bear spikelets that mature from green to light brown in summer. Columbia brome provides important habitat and forage for wildlife, contributes to soil stabilization, and thrives in shaded, cool environments where moisture is relatively consistent.