Briza media L., 1753 39% complete

Perennial quaking grass

Sp. Pl.: 70 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced13 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded9 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 70 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Perennial quaking grass No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Europe to Siberia and SC. China No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 15 cm
  • 15.1 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 320, 356, 519, 729, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 15.1 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 320, 356, 519, 729, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
  • Superseded 15.1 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 114 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 320, 356, 519, 729, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 264, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 264, 500, 918
  • Superseded hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 264, 500, 918
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Graminoid
  • Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 19 cm
  • 19 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 320, 356, 519, 729, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 19 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 320, 356, 519, 729, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
  • Superseded 19 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 76, 86, 115, 116, 164, 174, 178, 310, 320, 356, 519, 729, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918, 926
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 365
  • Superseded hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 365
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul
  • may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 264, 310
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 264, 310
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 264, 310
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174, 203, 264, 310
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 264, 460, 818, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 264, 460, 818, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 20 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 264, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 67, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 28 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174
  • Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record