Briza minor

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Gardens, cultivated[1].

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,653 meters (0 to 15,266 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Briza

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

B. humilis (Quakinggrass) · B. maxima (Big Quakinggrass) · B. media (Perennial Quaking Grass) · B. media media (Perennial Quaking Grass) · B. media 'Limouzi' (Perennial Quakinggrass) · B. minor (Little Quaking Grass)

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Oviedo. Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas: FCO

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2661528
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-41531
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73828-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 7727
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 41531
• MoBot NameID: 25509373
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMPOA14030
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: BRMI2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 25960

Footnotes

1. "Briza minor". in Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 256, 257. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 167.960 meters (551.050 feet), Standard Deviation = 334.270 based on 9,744 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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