Plants in Israel: Shivery grass
Briza minor, Shivery grass, Little or Lesser quaking-grass,
Hebrew: זעזועית קטנה, Arabic: بريزة صغرى
| Scientific name: | Briza minor L. | |
| Common name: | Shivery grass, Little or Lesser quaking-grass | |
| Hebrew name: | זעזועית קטנה | |
| Arabic name: | بريزة صغرى | |
| Plant Family: | Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Erect; to 50 centimeters tall | |
| Leaves: | Alternate; entire, linear; smooth | |
| Flowers: | Green, hermaphrodite | |
| Fruits / pods: | caryopses | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Humid habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Euro-Siberian – Med – Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Briza, Greek: a kind of grain.
minor, smaller.
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