Rattlesnake grass

Briza maxima

Summary 4

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.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Doug Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25397257@N00/812444700
  2. (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Briza_maxima_002.JPG
  3. (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Briza_maxima_habit2_(6975130259)_(2).jpg
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briza_maxima

More Info

iNat Map

Type grass or sedge
Establishment non-native
Flower color white