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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Briza minor   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Briza minor   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Briza minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Briza minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-12-001:

Briza minor   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Briza minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Briza minor

 

COMMON NAME:
 Lesser Quaking-grass

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image of Briza minor, Lesser Quaking-grass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_brmi2_001_lvd

        

image of Briza minor, Lesser Quaking-grass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_brmi2_002_lvd

        

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Briza minor   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Briza minor   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
 Briza minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
 Briza minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-12-001:
 Briza minor   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
 Briza minor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
 Briza minor

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4173

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, powerline rights-of-way, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer

Inflorescence an open panicle

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain yellowish
Grain

 

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