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Distribution by County   1165    
Briza maxima  L.
Big quaking grass,   Big quakinggrass,   Rattlesnake grass
Briza maxima is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
Record Count by County

Alameda: 34 Madera: 1 San Benito: 13 Solano: 4
Amador: 6 Marin: 852 San Diego: 3 Sonoma: 432
Butte: 65 Mariposa: 2 San Francisco: 186 Stanislaus: 2
Calaveras: 11 Mendocino: 235 San Joaquin: 4 Sutter: 1
Colusa: 1 Merced: 1 San Luis Obispo: 92 Tehama: 10
Contra Costa: 28 Modoc: 3 San Mateo: 168 Trinity: 2
Del Norte: 18 Monterey: 193 Santa Barbara: 16 Tulare: 4
El Dorado: 6 Napa: 26 Santa Clara: 47 Ventura: 1
Humboldt: 97 Nevada: 13 Santa Cruz: 178 Yolo: 2
Lake: 12 Orange: 2 Shasta: 26 Yuba: 24
Lassen: 5 Placer: 18 Sierra: 1
Los Angeles: 3 Sacramento: 24 Siskiyou: 4

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).