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*Briza minor Linnaeus. Common name: Lesser Quaking Grass. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, powerline rights-of-way, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy : = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Meso6, NcTx, NE, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, Essi, Longhi-Wagner, & de Souza-Chies (2017), Isabel, Quintanar, & Medina (2018), Tucker (1996); = n/a – Pa

Links to other floras: = Briza minor - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily : 8

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