Briza minor
Common name
shivery grass
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
NVS code
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BRIMIN
Conservation status
Not applicable
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
Etymology
briza: From Greek brizo ‘to nod’ referring to the nodding motion of the spikelets
minor: Smaller
Reproduction
Reproduces via seed or bulbils