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Plants of the Omaha Indian Reservation
An Ethonobotanical Report
American Indian Names There were no native names found. DescriptionSmooth Brome is a forb and is one of the most successful forage grasses, also this plant as been planted in the United States. It was planted for hay and pasture productions. Smooth brome is a leafy perennial grass. This grass spreads by using rhizomes. The stem height on this plant is 2 to 4 feet. Also is has numerous basal and stem leaves that vary from in length from 4-10 inches. The leaves have a wrinkly resemblance below the tip. As the flower matures it changes color. The color it changes is a purplish-brown. The seeds on smooth brome have panicles with ascending branches. Also there are approximately 135,000 seeds. Smooth Brome grasses have been cultivated in the United States since the early 1880s. Location and Habitat Smooth brome is native to Eurasia. Smooth brome spreads through the most of the United States. It even occurs way north in Canada and Alaska. The plant prefers a wide range of soils but mostly prefers deep, fertile loam. Smooth brome can tolerate spring flooding conditions. This is because the plant is drought-resistant. Also this plant is mostly planted in forge area. This species can escape to forests, prairies, roadsides, railroads, and also light disturbed areas.
Uses Smooth
Brome is a forage of all domestic livestock and for wildlife. Regrowth
in this plant can furnish valuable fall grazing. Smooth Brome can
control the soil erosion and is excellent for wildlife habitat. Also it
can control landscape beautification and it can cover for recreational
areas for camp grounds, roadside seedings, and watershed stablizations.
In recent studies, smooth brome has been determined to be sery
competitive with desirable native species. By Trisha Walker
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