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词条 Briza media
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution and Habitat

  3. References

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Briza media is a perennial grass in the family Poaceae and is a species of the genus Briza.

Common name includes quaking-grass, common quaking grass, cow-quake, didder, dithering-grass, dodder-grass, doddering dillies, doddle-grass, earthquakes, jiggle-joggles, jockey-grass, lady's-hair, maidenhair-grass, pearl grass, quakers, quakers-and-shakers, shaking-grass, tottergrass, wag-wantons

Description

Grows to 40cm and flowers June to September in the UK. Characterised by fine stems and hops-shaped green and purple spikelets[1]. Distinguished from the closely related Briza maxima by the size of the flower spikelets.

Distribution and Habitat

This grass species is common in England and Wales [2] It grows in dry calcareous grassland[3]. Its seeds are consumed by many farmland birds.

References

1. ^[https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/grasses-sedges-and-rushes/quaking-grass Wildlife Trusts - Quaking Grass]
2. ^[https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/grasses-sedges-and-rushes/quaking-grass Wildlife Trusts - Quaking Grass]
3. ^[https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/quaking-grass NaureSpot - Quaking Grass]
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2 : Pooideae|Plants described in 1753

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