Genus Briza L.


Summary
Genus number:
1718
Last updated:
13 August 2009
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Brizinae
Common name(s):

quaking grass
Accession count:

94 (72  active, 64  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Essi, L. et al. 2008. Phylogenetic analysis of the Briza complex (Poaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 47:1018-1029. Note: findings support a single genus for the South American group, which will require several new combinations to implement
  2. Essi, L. et al. 2011. New combinations within the Briza complex (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae). Novon 21:326-330. DOI: 10.3417/2010026.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1718. Accessed 15 April 2026.