Lesser quaking grass
Briza minor L. [Poaceae]
Himekobansou (ヒメコバンソウ, 姫小判草)
Life form: annual grass < 60 cm high
Distribution: native to Europe (exotic to Japan, probably in Edo Era)
Habitat: weed in cropfields, pastures, roadsides, etc.
Briza L. (quaking grasses) in Japan
Annual grass in north temperate regions
B. maxima L. (コバンソウ / タワラムギ, great quaking grass)
B. media L. (チュウコバンソウ, common quaking grass)
B. minor L. (ヒメコバンソウ / スズガヤ, lesser quaking grass)
Briza minor in Japan
[Left] a flowering shoot. [Center] a base. [Right] close-up of an inflorescence. At Nagai Botanical Garden, Osaka, on May 21 2011