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Briza maxima L.

Big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassCommelinidaeDayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
OrderCyperalesFlowering plants including grasses
FamilyPoaceaeGrasses (but not sedges or rushes)
GenusBrizaSee following entry
SpeciesmaximaLargest

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Briza maxima description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

Probably not Glyceria canadensis · 9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

Probably not Glyceria canadensis · 9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 7 × 10" (18 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 16 × 24" (41 × 62 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

Probably not Glyceria canadensis · 9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 11 × 7" (28 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

6/12/2007 · Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito, Cali­fornia
≈ 10 × 7" (26 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

Probably not Glyceria canadensis · 9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

Probably not Glyceria canadensis · 9/1/2013 · Trail Near James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

Briza maxima (big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass, blowfly grass, rattlesnake grass)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

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