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Phalaris arundinacea
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Reed Canarygrass
( Phalaris arundinacea )
Phalaris arundinacea
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About Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea)
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Reed canary grass (
Phalaris arundinacea
) is a tall, perennial grass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. The stems can reach 2.5 meter in height. The leaf blades are blue-green when fresh and straw-colored when dry. The flowers are borne on the stem high above the leaves and are pinkish at full bloom. While possibly native to North America, European cultivars have been widely introduced for use as hay and forage on the continent; there are no easy traits known for differentiating between the native plants and European cultivars (White et al. 1993).
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
5 - 8.2 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 1
likely
* )
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Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dargida procinctus
*
Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Moderate - High
Nurseries
Carried by 5
Soil Description
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay
Common uses
Bogs and Ponds
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Wet streambanks, moist places, grassy places,
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.4" - 100.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 2.82", Coldest Month: 24.3" - 51.4", Hottest Month: 43.4" - 77.3", Humidity: 0.15" - 26.68", Elevation: -10" - 11438"
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Reed Canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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