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Japanese Chess (Bromus japonicus) is a grass that thrives in diverse habitats across Asia and Europe, from Afghanistan to Japan, and as far west as Albania and Bulgaria. Japanese Chess (Latin: Bromus japonicus) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Japanese Chess is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Japanese Chess is a member native to AFG, ALB, ALG, ALT, AUT, and BUL. Japanese Chess prefers light to medium soil that can be sandy, loamy, or clayey.
Japanese Chess grows best in USDA zone 7-10, 8/10 light, dry, moist water, and annual, biennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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