ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Briza maxima

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Briza
Species: Briza maxima
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Briza maxima. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

27 synonyms in this snapshot

Briza capensisName author: Schrank
Briza dalmaticaName author: Gand.
Briza gracilescensName author: Gand.
Briza grandisName author: Salisb.
Briza majorName author: C.Presl
Briza maxima f. concolorName author: Maire & Weiller
Briza maxima f. discolorName author: Maire & Weiller
Briza maxima f. rubraName author: (Lam.) Maire
Briza maxima f. unicolorName author: Maire & Weiller
Briza maxima var. fuscaName author: Merino
Briza maxima var. glabrifloraName author: Rohlena
Briza maxima var. hirsutaName author: Doum.
Briza maxima var. monspessulanaName author: (Gouan) Griseb.
Briza maxima var. monspessulanaName author: (Gouan) Gouan ex Koel.
Briza maxima var. pubescensName author: Mutel
Briza maxima var. pubescensName author: (Doum.) Nicotra
Briza maxima var. rubraName author: (Lam.) Asch. & Graebn.
Briza microcladaName author: Gand.
Briza monspessulanaName author: Gouan
Briza montanaName author: Brouss.
Briza portenschlagiiName author: Gand.
Briza pulchellaName author: Kunth
Briza pulchellaName author: Kunth ex Steud.
Briza rubensName author: Poir.
Briza rubraName author: Lam.
Macrobriza maximaName author: (L.) Tzvelev
Poa maximaName author: (L.) Cav.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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