Species
Briza minor
Etymology
Briza: From Greek brizo 'to nod' referring to the nodding motion of the spikelets
minor: smaller
Common Name(s)
shivery grass
Authority
Briza minor L.
Family
Poaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
BRIMIN
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National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
Structural Class
Grasses
Similar Taxa
This tuft-forming grass grows up to 45 cm tall. It has a cluster of ver small (2-5 mm) heart shaped seed heads of slender forked branches. Seeds appear in summer and are pale green in colour. (Ermert and Clapp 1998)
Year Naturalised
1867
Origin
Mediterranean
Reproduction
Reproduces via seed or bulbils
This page last updated on 26 Mar 2010