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is a characteristic species of unimproved species-rich grassland, grazed calcareous grassland and pasture, fens, old meadows, scree slopes, quarry soils and roadside verges. Its seeds are consumed by many farmland birds. It is reported to be a poor competitor and therefore negatively impacted by a
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Common name includes quaking-grass, common quaking grass, cow-quake, didder, dithering-grass, dodder-grass, doddering dillies, doddle-grass, earthquakes, jiggle-joggles, jockey-grass, lady's-hair, maidenhair-grass, pearl grass, quakers, quakers-and-shakers, shaking-grass, tottergrass, and
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occurs with a high constancy in multiple plant community types as defined by the
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