Briza maxima

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Briza maxima
Briza maxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Briza Species: B. maxima
Binomial name
Briza maxima L.

Briza maxima is a species of the genus Briza, as such it is an annual grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Northern Africa, the Azores, Western Asia and Southern Europe and is cultivated or naturalised in the British Isles, Australasia, the west of the United States, Central and South America and Hawaii.^[1] This species has a large number of common names including Big Quaking Grass, Great Quaking Grass, Large Quaking Grass , Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass, Shelly Grass and Shell Grass. ^{[2] [3][1]} It grows to a height of 60cm.^[4]

It is sometimes grown as an annual ornamental plant.

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