Poaceae
Briza

Briza media L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 70 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Siberia and S. Central China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China South-Central, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina South, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 13. Taxon 61: 889-902.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chase, M.W. [5526] K001069341 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [1236] Bulgaria K002858445 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K534] Bulgaria K002858450 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [17529] North Macedonia K002858456 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K534] Bulgaria K002858451 Yes
Valdés-Bermajo, E; Silva, J.; Garcia, X.R.; Garcia, V.R.; Grupa Botanica Gallegro [10617] Spain K001905364 No
Gautier-Lacroze, J. [s.n.] France K002858409 Yes
Risse [s.n.] France K002858411 Yes
[Don de F. Gautier Fila] [s.n.] France K002858420 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1904] Albania K002858441 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [9] Spain K002858431 Yes
Stainton, J.D.A. [8042] North Macedonia K002858443 Yes
Giles, J.J. [143] United Kingdom K000899977 Yes
Dalby, D.H. [2623] France K002858418 No
Vihodcevsky, N. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002858438 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [2926] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002858439 Yes
{Camp. Univer. Exp.} [S27] Greece K002858453 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K534] Bulgaria K002858448 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002858426 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002858460 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002858416 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002858413 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002858414 Yes
Willkomm, H.M. [957] Spain K002858436 Yes
s.coll. [[54]] Italy K002858427 Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [s.n.] K000789814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [8] France K002858417 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [431] Andorra K002858429 Yes
Andersson; [D. M. G.] [s.n.] K002858459 Yes
Townsend, D.W.H. [T502] Spain K002858434 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K002858415 Yes
illegible [s.n.] France K000789815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3628] Greece K002858455 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002858440 Yes
{Swainson} [s.n.] Italy K002858424 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K534] Bulgaria K002858446 Yes
Laguesse; Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K002858412 Yes
Sanchez-Mata, D. [s.n.] Spain K002858430 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K534] Bulgaria K002858449 Yes
Townsend, D.W.H. [T566] Spain K002858435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002858423 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3728] Greece K002858454 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4258] Spain K002858432 Yes
[Tuller] [s.n.] Croatia K002858437 Yes
s.coll. [4096] France K002858410 Yes
Townsend, D.W.H. [T583] Spain K002858433 Yes
s.coll. [54] Italy K002858425 Yes
Lejeune, A.L.S. [4] K000789816 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meinertzhagen, R. [s.n.] France K002858419 Yes
Melville, R.; Wrigley, F.A. [65/1463] North Macedonia K002858444 Yes
Baldacci, A. [197] K002858442 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002858458 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1617] Greece K002858452 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K534] Bulgaria K002858447 Yes
Fay, M.F. [MFF143] United Kingdom K000696483 Yes
Sintenis, P. [839] Greece Poa media K000641269 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [1595b] Greece Poa media K000641273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [[1986]] Greece Poa media K000641272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [1595a] Greece Poa media K000641270 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [564] Greece Poa media K000641274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, H. [2038] Greece Poa media K000641271 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [1595c] Greece Poa media K000641275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Velenovsky [s.n.] Bulgaria Poa media K000641276 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [PI351062] United States Briza media subsp. elatior K002858466 Yes
Svestka, F. [s.n.] Czech Republic Briza media subsp. elatior K002858462 Yes
s.coll. [PI351061] United States Briza media subsp. elatior K002858464 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Briza media subsp. elatior K002858467 Yes
s.coll. [PI350681] United States Briza media subsp. elatior K002858465 Yes
Podpera, J. [s.n.] Czech Republic Briza media subsp. elatior K002858463 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images