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Briza L.
quakinggrass

       
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Photo of Briza L.
©Robert Soreng. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Briza L.

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Distribution:
Briza L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, NF, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Briza L.

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Briza humilis M. Bieb.. . Image Available.
Briza humilis
quakinggrass
Distribution of Briza lamarckiana Nees. .
Briza lamarckiana
Distribution of Briza maxima L.. . Image Available.
Briza maxima
big quakinggrass
Distribution of Briza media L.. . Image Available.
Briza media
perennial quakinggrass
Distribution of Briza minor L.. . Image Available.
Briza minor
little quakinggrass
Distribution of Briza subaristata Lam.. .
Briza subaristata
Distribution of Briza uniolae (Nees) Steud.. .
Briza uniolae
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Briza L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Briza L. – quakinggrass
 

More Accounts and Images:
Briza L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41528.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

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Briza L.

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Time Generated: 06/19/2013 04:53 PM CDT