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Little Quakinggrass in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/20/2019).
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Wayne Longbottom.
Little Quakinggrass in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/16/2017).
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Wayne Longbottom.
Little Quakinggrass in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/23/2020).
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Jim Brighton.
Source: Wikipedia
Briza minor | |
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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. minor
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Binomial name | |
Briza minor |
Briza minor is a species of grass known by the common names lesser quaking-grass[1] or little quakinggrass. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and it is known elsewhere, including much of North America, as an introduced species. It is an annual grass producing narrow clumps of erect stems up to 50 centimeters tall. The inflorescence bears several small cone-shaped spikelets, each hanging on a pedicel.
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Briza minor at Wikimedia Commons
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