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Friday, 19 February 2016

Big quaking grass, great quaking grass, greater quaking-grass - Briza maxima L. - Cyprus

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.

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 in the UK, and shell grass.

It grows to a height of 60 cm.

The seeds and leaves are edible
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Photos  Geri 21/3/2015 by George Konstantinou




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