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Briza subaristata

Scientific Name: Briza subaristata

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

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Briza subaristata: Chilean Quaking Grass

Briza subaristata, commonly known as Chilean Quaking Grass, is a perennial grass belonging to the family Poaceae.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is a grass. Grasses can sometimes cause digestive upset if ingested by pets.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Briza subaristata Lam.
  • Common Name: Chilean Quaking Grass
  • Family: Poaceae (also known as Gramineae)
  • Subfamily: Pooideae
  • Tribe: Poeae
  • Synonyms: Chascolytrum subaristatum (Lam.) Desv., Briza stricta (Hook. & Arn.) Steud., Briza triloba Nees

Distribution and Habitat

  • Briza subaristata is native to temperate zones.
  • It has been found in the foothills of Volcano Antuco in Chile.
  • It is also a native grass of the Humid Argentine Pampa.

Ecological Role

  • The text suggests that Briza subaristata may invade disturbed and undisturbed pastures, and appears to have little grazing value.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is a caespitose perennial, meaning it grows in tufts or clumps.
  • Culms are erect, ranging from 30 to 60 cm long, with 2 nodes.
  • Leaf-sheaths are loose.
  • Ligules are oblong and obtuse, measuring 1-1.5 mm.
  • Nodding panicles of seedheads appear, with some plants producing darker plum colored forms.
  • Plants can grow up to 0.8 meters high.

Quirky Facts

  • The plant was collected from the foothills of Volcano Antuco during the Chilean Seed Expedition in 1994 (RB94154).
  • The name Briza subaristata was given by Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck, also known as Lamarck.

Further Information

  • Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)
  • RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
  • International Plant Names Index
  • Brazilian Flora Checklist - Lista de Espécies da Flora
  • The Plant List
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • GrassBase (http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp01578.htm)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
  • B and T World Seeds' database