Briza minor |
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little quaking grass |
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Habit | Glabrous annual, the culms up to 5 dm. tall, hollow. |
Leaves | Sheaths open; membranous ligule 1-4 mm. long; blades flat, 2-8 mm. broad. |
Flowers | Inflorescence a pyramidal panicle 5-15 cm. long; spikelets broadly triangular, 4- to 6-flowered; glumes at right-angles to the rachilla, 2-2.5 mm. long, prow-like at the tip; lemmas cordate-based, 2 mm. long and 1.5 mm. broad; paleas shorter than the lemmas; lodicules 2, lanceolate, 0.7 mm. long. |
Fruits | Utricle |
Briza minor |
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Flowering time | May - June |
Habitat | Dry waste areas. |
Distribution | Well established in Eastern North America; occasional on the West coast.
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Origin | Introduced from the Mediterranean region |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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