Bromus japonicus

Japanese Chess

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Taxonomy and growth

Family: Gramineae
Genus: Bromus
Life cycle: annual, biennial
Height: 0.8 m
Fertility: Wind
Flower type: hermaphrodite
Pollinators: Wind

Uses

Edible uses

Leaves^[2]. No more details. Seed^[2]^[3]. No more details are given, but the seed is very small and fiddly to utilize[K].

Plant part: Leaves

Plant part: Seed

Environment

Range: S. Europe - Mediterranean, to E. Asia. Introduced and naturalized in most areas of N. America.
Habitat: Fields and waste places, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec^[5].
Light: full sun
Shade tolerance: light shade
Water: moderate
Hardiness: Zone 8+
Soil textures: sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH: acid, neutral, alkaline
Drainage: well drained
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil: No
Drought: intolerant

Propagation

Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ and only just cover. Germination should take place within 2 weeks. If seed is in short supply it can be surface sown in a cold frame in early spring. When large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant them out in early summer.

Cultivation

Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils^[1]^[4].

References

Bird. R. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 3. Thompson and Morgan. 1989-00-00
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Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
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Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977-00-00
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Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
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Livingstone. B. Flora of Canada National Museums of Canada 1978-00-00 ISBN 0-660-00025-3
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