Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Reed Canarygrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Phalaris arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-61-001:
Phalaris arundinacea FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phalaris arundinacea
COMMON NAME:
Reed Canarygrass, Ribbongrass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phar3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_phar3_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_phar3_005_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_079
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Mark Frey, The Presidio Trust , Bugwood.org bug_1550036
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Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1555049
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451166
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451186
Month Unknown
Scaly rhizomes, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451237
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451243
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The size, shape and density of flowers can vary considerably, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451308
Month Unknown
The early summer flowers are held above the leaves in dense narrow plumes, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451345
Month Unknown
Reed Canarygrass has a distinctive transparent ligule, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Phalaris arundinacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-61-001:
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phalaris arundinacea
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: fens, calcareous spring marshes, wet meadows, wet fields, moist forests, moist disturbed areas, bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in NC Piedmont
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
FRUIT:
Summer
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p369
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p555
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