Taxon report data from Calflora
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Briza maxima
Common Name:Rattlesnake grass
Briza maxima, a angiosperm, is a annual grass that is non-native to California.
| US Distribution: | introduced |
| Plant Community(s): | introduced plant which is becoming naturalized, |
| Habitat: | |
| Family: | Poaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, ContraCosta, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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