Briza maxima
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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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 capensisSchrank
- Briza dalmaticaGand.
- Briza gracilescensGand.
- Briza grandisSalisb.
- Briza majorC.Presl
- Briza maxima f. concolorMaire & Weiller
- Briza maxima f. discolorMaire & Weiller
- Briza maxima f. rubra(Lam.) Maire
- Briza maxima f. unicolorMaire & Weiller
- Briza maxima var. fuscaMerino
- Briza maxima var. glabrifloraRohlena
- Briza maxima var. hirsutaDoum.
- Briza maxima var. monspessulana(Gouan) Griseb.
- Briza maxima var. monspessulana(Gouan) Gouan ex Koel.
- Briza maxima var. pubescensMutel
- Briza maxima var. pubescens(Doum.) Nicotra
- Briza maxima var. rubra(Lam.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Briza microcladaGand.
- Briza monspessulanaGouan
- Briza montanaBrouss.
- Briza portenschlagiiGand.
- Briza pulchellaKunth
- Briza pulchellaKunth ex Steud.
- Briza rubensPoir.
- Briza rubraLam.
- Macrobriza maxima(L.) Tzvelev
- Poa maxima(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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