Briza media
Briza media is a perennial grass in the family Poaceae and is a species of the genus Briza.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Briza |
| Species: | B. media |
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Common name includes quaking-grass, common quaking grass, cow-quake, didder, dithering-grass, dodder-grass, doddering dillies, doddle-grass, earthquakes, jiggle-joggles, jockey-grass, lady's-hair, maidenhair-grass, pearl grass, quakers, quakers-and-shakers, shaking-grass, tottergrass, wag-wantons
Description
Grows to 40cm and flowers June to September in the UK. Characterised by fine stems and hops-shaped green and purple spikelets.[1] Distinguished from the closely related Briza maxima by the size of the flower spikelets.
Distribution and habitat
This grass species is common in England and Wales [2] It grows in dry calcareous grassland.[3] Its seeds are consumed by many farmland birds.
Keila, Estonia
Bory Tucholskie National Park, Poland
References
- "Briza media". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2007-10-18.
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