Briza media
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Summary
Source: WikipediaBriza media is a perennial grass in the family Poaceae and is a species of the genus Briza. Common name includes quaking-grass, common quaking grass, cow-quake, didder, dithering-grass, dodder-grass, doddering dillies, doddle-grass, earthquakes, jiggle-joggles, jockey-grass, lady's-hair, maidenhair-grass, pearl grass, quakers, quakers-and-shakers, shaking-grass, tottergrass, and wag-wantons.
Description
A grass. It keeps growing from year to year. It has short rhizomes. The stalks are in loose tufts. It grows 40-60 cm tall. The leaf blades are 4-15 cm long by 4-5 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The seeds are used in porridge and bread.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are used in porridge and bread.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in grassy clearings in forests between 3,600-3,800 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Asia, Balkans, Bhutan, Bosnia, China, Europe, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Slovenia, South America, Tibet,
Also Known As
Navadna migalica
References (1)
- Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232
