Briza

Not to be confused with Brisa.
Briza
Briza maxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Briza
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Species

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Briza is a genus of annual grasses in the family Poaceae, native to north temperate regions.[1] The group is generally referred to as the quaking grasses because the flower and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze. Some of its members are grown as ornamental plants.

Briza species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora lixella.

The genus includes about 12 species; species in widespread cultivation include:

Synonyms

(A name with a * means that it is probably a synonym)

See also

References

  1. ^ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/briza.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  2. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network, consulted on March 10, 2010