Briza maxima

Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass at Garran, ACT

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Identification history

Briza maxima	26 Jan 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Briza maxima	26 Jan 2018	Mike
Briza maxima	23 Jan 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	22 Jan 2018	ruthkerruish

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Not sure what it is. It is in the middle of our kangaroo patch.

4 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

23 Jan 2018

A photo of the whole plant especially the base would help, if possible?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

24 Jan 2018

I don't think it is Briza maxima, maybe B. minor, but I'd like to see more of the plant

Mike wrote:

24 Jan 2018

What was the size? Briza minor is half the size of Briza maxima and has half the number of seeds. This looks like B. minor that has lost most of the spikelet, leaving just the glumes (basal bracts) and one or two floret parts.

Mike wrote:

26 Jan 2018

I have compared this with Briza maxima on Isaacs Ridge and they look the same.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.096870 -35.339014
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Garran, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
22 Jan 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
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ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants

Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Briza maxima Scientific name
Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 842.26m Recorded at altitude
76 images trained Machine learning
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