Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Briza// Species: Briza media L.// Subspecies: Briza media L. subsp. media.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia; Northwest Africa; from Europe to Siberia and Iran; Himalayas to South Central China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/pastures, clearings of forests.
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Briza media subsp. media – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Briza media subsp. media – panicles. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – panicles. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – panicle. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – stem with leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – stem with leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – stem with leaf sheath. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – adaxial side of leaf lamina. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – abaxial side of leaf lamina. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Briza media subsp. media – stems with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 