Greater Quaking Grass

Briza maxima

"Briza maxima" is a species of the grass genus "Briza". It is native to Northern Africa, the Azores, Western Asia, and Southern Europe and is cultivated or naturalised in the British Isles, Australasia, the western United States, Central and South America, and Hawaii.
Briza maxima Introduced to this country from the Mediterranean. An image of a stalk, leaf and young seed heads of Shivering Grass. I find watching these pretty little grasses in the breeze very soothing. When the seed heads mature and dry, you can hear them rattling gently as well. Plants are never more than 50 cm tall and each seed head 10 mm. Australia,Briza maxima,Geotagged,Grass,Macro,Poaceae,Poales,Spring,blowfly grass,botany,flora,gramineae,plant,quaking grass,rattle grass,rattlesnake grass,shivering grass

Appearance

It grows to a height of 60 cm. The seeds and leaves are edible.
Lantern Like - Briza maxima = Large Quaking Grass Australia,Briza maxima,Geotagged,Spring

Naming

This species has a large number of common names, including big quaking grass, great quaking grass, greater quaking-grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass, shelly grass, rattle grass, and shell grass.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusBriza
SpeciesB. maxima
Photographed in
Australia
Greece
Israel
Portugal
United States of America