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Briza maxima

L.

Large Quaking Grass

GNRUnranked Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146970
Element CodePMPOA14010
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
big quakinggrass (EN) Big Quaking Grass (EN) Grande 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)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
OntarioSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
HawaiiSNANo
OregonSNANo
New JerseySNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
VermontSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
New YorkSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
California (22)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Big Butte ShinboneMendocino National Forest4,265
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PantherShasta-Trinity National Forest12,016
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.