Plants : PoaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Briza media L.

Quaking-grass

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Briza media

Description: An attractive species of dry, basic or neutral grassland, especially abundant in Co. Fermanagh.

Briza maxima is a related, similar but larger species which is grown in gardens and is occasionally found as a garden escape.

All names: Briza media L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Briza media at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Briza media at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Briza media. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2565. Accessed on 2026-11-02.