Briza minor

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Family:	POACEAE
Species:	Briza minor L.
Common Name:	Lesser Quaking Grass; Little Quaking Grass
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native, FAC (NWI)
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	POACEAE - Grass family
Genus	Briza
Species	Briza minor L. - Lesser Quaking Grass; Little Quaking Grass

Citation

Citation	Briza minor Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 70. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	SWITZERLAND: Without data (lectotype: LINN 88.1). Lectotypified by Hubbard, in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Gramin. 53. 1970.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Briza deltoidea	Briza deltoidea Burman f., Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap. 3. 1768.		FRANCE: Montpellier, s.d., Sherard s.n. (holotype: OXF).
Briza minor var. virens	Briza minor Linnaeus, var. virens (Linnaeus) Rouy, Fl. France 14: 178. 1913.	Briza virens Linnaeus 1762.
Briza virens	Briza virens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 103. 1762.		Without data (lectotype: LINN). Lectotypified by C. E. Hubbard, in Milne-Redhead & Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Gramineae 1: 53. 1970.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA000015441	Covington	3 May 1979	Crawford, Lloyd C.	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0030768	Washington	02 May 1987	Kral, Robert 73868	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000035148	Bullock	12 Mar 2012	Dykes, Bailee 343	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00050382	Bibb	13 May 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13458	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015449	Lee	30 Apr 2001	Hansen, Curtis J. 2001-34	AUA Briza Minor L.
TROY000026524	Barbour	04 May 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19148	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0047957	Barbour	06 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10707	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000043510	Lawrence	01 May 2013	England, J. Kevin 4181	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015458	Mobile	7 Apr 1972	Floyd, Scott A. 032	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00003790	Mobile	27 Mar 1977	Bradshaw, Dwight K. 46	UNA Briza minor L.
UWAL0046570	Autauga	04 Apr 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 556	UWAL Brizia minor Linnaeus
TROY000011706	Geneva	03 Apr 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 18863	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015446	Dale	6 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15063	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0051230	Randolph	05 Jul 1972	Dean, Blanche E. 385	UWAL Briza minor
UNA00003780	Sumter	16 Apr 1977	Caddell, Gloria M. 88	UNA Briza minor L.
UWAL0011188	Bullock	12 Mar 2012	Dykes, Bailee 343	UWAL Briza minor L.
UNA00003745	Mobile	27 Mar 1977	Daniels, J.A. 16	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000046299	Lowndes	29 Apr 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28227	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015439	Choctaw	31 Mar 1995	Crouch, Virginia E. 1353	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00003719	Hale	09 May 1966	Maginness, Sherrie E. 246	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000011702	Dale	16 May 1997	Rundell, Hannelore 191	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
SAMF0007567	Mobile	25 Apr 2015	McPheeters, Kendall 23	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0050047	Lawrence	02 May 2019	Webb, David H. 8682	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000011711	Montgomery	20 Apr 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 13862	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0031384	Macon	09 Apr 2011	England, J. Kevin 2738	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
SAMF0006691	Lamar	06 May 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6279	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015437	Chambers	2 May 1981	Short, John W. 1241	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00064050	Bibb	13 May 1983	Whetstone, R.D. 13458	UNA Briza minor L.
SAMF0001270	Greene	08 May 1954	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0038450	Baldwin	27 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7713	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000011708	Lee	30 Apr 2001	Hansen, Curtis J. 2001/34	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015461	Monroe	8 Apr 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16224	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0037488	Bullock	13 Apr 2016	Soehren, Eric C. 231	UWAL Briza minor L.
UWAL0008804	Marengo	26 Mar 2009	England, J. Kevin 1717	UWAL Briza minor L.
UNA00057587	Lee	30 Apr 2001	Hansen, Curtis J. 2001-34	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000045092	Autauga	04 Apr 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 556	TROY Brizia minor Linnaeus
AUA000015436	Barbour	17 Apr 1972	Lochamy, J.S. 082	AUA Briza Minor L.
SAMF0008201	Geneva	14 Apr 2001	Kral, R. 90756	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0033656	Clarke	13 Mar 2016	Keener, Brian R. 9352	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011704	Dale	12 Apr 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 534	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015448	Fayette	7 Jun 1960	Banks, Donald J. 242	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00017083	Mobile	27 Apr 1968	Thomas, Joab L. 1662	UNA Briza minor L.
UNA00048598	Houston	05 May 1993	MacDonald, John R. 5996	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015465	Pike	14 Apr 1994	Diamond, Alvin R. 9061	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106637	Mobile	26 Mar 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1162	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011699	Coffee	10 Apr 2000	Martin, Brian H. 536	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015454	Lee	15 May 1952	Dupree, H.K.	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00064453	Dale	06 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15063	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015463	Montgomery	26 Apr 1973	Boone, Allison S.N.	AUA Briza Minor L.
AUA000015457	Macon	2 May 1999	Sweigert, Becky 11	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106642	Mobile	16 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2540	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015460	Mobile	25 Mar 1973	Taylor, John 12714	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106638	Mobile	28 Mar 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1215	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011698	Butler	07 Apr 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17359	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015450	Lee	10 Apr 1999	Coffey, Krista 2	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0012908	Lawrence	01 May 2013	England, J. Kevin 4181	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
SAMF0007948	Jefferson	11 Apr 2020	Spaulding, Daniel D. 16,916	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0037250	Walker	15 Apr 2016	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14507.2	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000011705	Dale	12 Mar 2000	Prazinko, Brian F. s.n.	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015435	Baldwin	28 May 1987	Diamond, Alvin R. 3258	AUA Briza Minor L.
ALNHS00000521	Dallas	16 Apr 2010	Barger, T. Wayne OC-152	ALNHS Briza minor L.
TROY000030892	Lee	12 May 1952	Cunningham, Hugh B. s.n.	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015444	Dale	15 Apr 1992	Diamond, Alvin R. 8130	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU156413	Bibb	13 May 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13,458	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011703	Dale	26 Mar 1998	Rundell, Hannelore 677	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015462	Montgomery	6 May 1978	Nelson, Glenn 142	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00060392	Montgomery	20 Apr 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 13862	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015445	Dale	5 Apr 1992	Diamond, Alvin R. 8071	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0010973	Houston	05 Apr 2007	Kral, Robert 97871	UWAL Briza minor L.
JSU106641	Mobile	16 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2640	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015455	Lee	9 May 1952	Tippins, H.H.	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106632	Calhoun	30 Jun 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11276	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011710	Monroe	08 Apr 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16224	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015467	Russell	2 May 2002	Gil, Glenda 2001-154	AUA Briza Minor L.
SAMF0007978	Elmore	10 Apr 2017	Barger, T. Wayne YLW-96	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0008801	Baldwin	25 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 2011	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000011707	Houston	10 Apr 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 18904	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
SAMF0001267	Tallapoosa	15 Apr 2006	Brock, Jane M. 7	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00003714	Mobile	09 May 1964	Deramus, Rebecca D53	UNA Briza minor L.
JSU106633	Greene	20 May 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10718	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015459	Mobile	13 May 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 4747	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0032732	Franklin	27 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6410	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000032188	Marengo	26 Mar 2009	England, J. Kevin 1717	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
SAMF0001269	Mobile	03 Apr 2004	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3069	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00003745	Mobile	27 Mar 1977	Daniels, J.A. 16	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015464	Montgomery	30 Apr 1970	Knotts, Carl R. 170	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106640	Mobile	16 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2684	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015438	Cherokee	24 Apr 1969	Kral, Robert 34481	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0036679	Walker	27 May 2017	England, J. Kevin 7819	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011700	Conecuh	07 Apr 2001	Diamond, Alvin R. 12340	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015447	Elmore	20 Apr 1964	Creel, John	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00003724	Wilcox	09 May 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 5005	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000041146	Elmore	14 Apr 2012	Pullen, Robert 392	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00003704	Tuscaloosa	27 May 1976	White, Sara 34	UNA Briza minor L.
UWAL0008802	Choctaw	06 Apr 2006	Skinner, Angie 78	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000011701	Dale	06 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15063	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0042742	Walker	10 Apr 2019	England, J. Kevin 10086	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000011712	Pike	14 Apr 1991	Taylor, Carolann 2	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015453	Lee	19 May 1952	Shell	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00003775	Tuscaloosa	27 Apr 1959	Edwards, Jackie 123	UNA Briza minor L.
SAMF0001271	Greene	08 May 1954	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0042810	Baldwin	20 Apr 2000	Larsen, Harry S. 337	UWAL Briza minor L.
TROY000033286	Montgomery	16 Apr 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21263	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015442	Covington	6 May 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 4683	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0049441	Lee	18 May 1952	Cunningham, Hugh B.	UWAL Briza minor L.
UWAL0056311	Lamar	26 May 2023	England, Kevin J. 13683	UWAL Briza minor L.
UWAL0008803	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3527	UWAL Briza minor L.
UNA00003740	Wilcox	16 Apr 1980	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1780	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000026444	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3527	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015451	Lee	18 May 1952	Cunningham, Hugh B.	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0054196	Jefferson	11 Apr 2020	Spaulding, Daniel D. 16916	UWAL Briza minor L.
AUA000025021	Covington	15 Apr 2009	Hansen, Curtis J. 3695	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00003800	Mobile	27 Mar 1977	Wiersema, John H. 22	UNA Briza minor L.
SAMF0006871	Mobile	13 Apr 2019	Campbell, Devon 12	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
JSU106635	Chilton	27 Apr 1979	Whetstone, R. David 9677	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
JSU106636	Etowah	29 May 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1586	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015456	Lowndes	11 May 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2494	AUA Briza Minor L.
UWAL0008805	Sumter	10 Apr 2010	Keener, Brian R. 5754	UWAL Briza minor L.
UNA00003795	Clarke	15 Apr 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1503	UNA Briza minor L.
SAMF0002970	Mobile	25 Apr 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5725	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00003780	Sumter	16 Apr 1977	Caddell, Gloria M. 88	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000026445	Randolph	05 May 2002	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11241	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015440	Conecuh	9 May 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2456	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106639	Mobile	16 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2604	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0030852	Mobile	29 Mar 1986	Kral, Robert 73220	UWAL Briza minor L.
UNA00003709	Greene	10 May 1963	Thomas, Joab L. 725	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015452	Lee	12 May 1952	Cunningham, Hugh B.	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00004878	Hale	09 May 1966	Maginness, Sherrie E. 246	UNA Briza minor L.
AUA000015466	Pike	19 Apr 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 4471	AUA Briza Minor L.
UNA00003750	Mobile	s.d.	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Briza minor L.
JSU106643	Randolph	31 May 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 750	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
TROY000039142	Elmore	20 Apr 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 24991	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0049529	Lawrence	07 May 2020	Webb, David H. 8920	UWAL Briza minor L.
SAMF0001268	Baldwin	10 Apr 2005	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3166	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0016254	Elmore	20 Apr 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 24991	UWAL Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00003704	Tuscaloosa	27 May 1976	White, Sara 34	UNA Briza minor L.
SAMF0006103	Pickens	19 Apr 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6178	SAMF Briza minor Linnaeus
UNA00003790	Mobile	27 Mar 1977	Bradshaw, Dwight K. 46	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000011709	Mobile	16 May 1974	Landers, Kenneth E. rdw 2640	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus
AUA000015443	Crenshaw	8 May 1987	Diamond, Alvin R. 3200	AUA Briza Minor L.
JSU106634	Cherokee	13 May 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1937	JSU Briza minor Linnaeus
UWAL0034401	Wilcox	20 May 1993	Kral, Robert 82406	UWAL Briza minor L.
UNA00003765	Mobile	_ Jun 1886	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Briza minor L.
TROY000026443	Calhoun	20 May 2001	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11029	TROY Briza minor Linnaeus

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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