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Briza minor

Little Quaking Grass

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143785

Element CodePMPOA14030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusBriza

Other Common Names

little quakinggrass (EN) Petite amourette (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

California (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Canyon	Los Padres National Forest	14,328
Bear Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	913
Mill Creek	Lassen National Forest	7,587
No Name	Cleveland National Forest	4,897
Orleans Mtn. C	Six Rivers National Forest	15,589
Pine Creek	Cleveland National Forest	503
Sill Hill	Cleveland National Forest	5,294

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Kalmiopsis	Siskiyou National Forests	91,560

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.