Briza maxima

Basic information
Scientific name	Briza maxima	Click to magnify
Common names	Big quaking grass, Nodding-isabel
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Europe.
Habitat	Natural beach, crop field, grassland, urban area, vacancy.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanto District to western Japan. There are records on occurrence in Akita Pref.
Origin
Date	Around 1860s-1880s. The first report was in 1884.
Route	Deliberate: as ornamental plant
Impact	Competition with native and crop species Affected organism: Native and crop plants.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Temperate region in Asia, Africa, Oceania, North and Latin America.

Reference	Notes
Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Kusanagi, M (2012, personal communication, on occurrence in Akita Pref.) etc.