Briza maxima

Common names: Great Quaking Grass

Genus: Briza

Species: Briza maxima

Class: Triandria

Order: Digynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Briza

Modern Species: Briza maxima

Modern Family: Coramineae

Plant Type: annual

Color: tinged red brown, light gray or purple

Season: summer

Native Region: Mediterraean

Artist: S. Edwards